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Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

Description:

Brown bat with infant.

1 Species ID Suggestions

J.T.Layne
J.T.Layne 12 years ago
Eastern Red Bat
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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1830...

J.T.Layne
J.T.Layne 12 years ago

Nice find! Rarely do you get to see this species with its young. This appears to me to be an Eastern red bat female. Unlike little brown bats, the tail (uropatagium) is furred, and the fur is reddish instead of a chocolate brown.

AmandaWhipkey
Spotted by
AmandaWhipkey

Papa Johns #2997, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jun 18, 2010
Submitted on Sep 4, 2011

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