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I am a biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, my work primarily deals with North American bat biology.
Spring Hill, KansasLat: 38.74, Long: -94.83
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Awesome spotting. Just as an FYI, these bats can actually roost on the ground under leaves during the winter in the Midwest, and can actually take flight from the ground.
Looks like one of the margined leatherwings (Chauliognathus marginatus). ://bugguide.net/node/view/2668/bgimage?from=72
I used the size of the brick to gauge how long this individual was in order to come up with the identification, along with the "bluntness" of the nose.This is a nice spotting, do you have any details of when you saw this bat? Was it roosted on the side of your house? Have you seen it there often?
Good nose on the dogs, and good job for not letting them make a meal out of this individual! This looks to me to be a Seminole bat, but it could also be an eastern red bat. The color of the fur looks to be more of a mahogany compared to the reddish-orange associated with male eastern red bats. Was this individual located under a tree with Spanish moss? If so, it is a good possibility that this individual is a Seminole. To go along with your comment, this is the time that young individuals are being born. However these bats have been known to be found on the ground roosting.
For range map and species description: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-abou...
For a description of the differences between Seminole bat and eastern red bats and more life history of Seminoles: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wil...
Looks like some nasty invasives, probably quagga, but might also be zebra mussels. Compare quagga to zebra mussels here: http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/zebra/zmis...
Great spotting, or should I say striping!
Great find, was this individual found in a shed/house? I'm not an expert on bats of Turkey, but I do know that this is not a fruit bat. This is most likely a species of vespertilionidae, due to the smaller mouth and wings compared to a fruit bat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mam...
North American bat deaths due to White-nose Syndrome have exceeded 5.5 million deaths: http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.asp...
Good eye. The bluntness of the nose makes me believe that this is a big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) as opposed to a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus). Sadly the outdoor cat is an effective killer of birds and bats. Bells on collars help save a few would-be-prey items.
Fishing bats are awesome! Please consider adding this to the bat monitoring mission.
