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Myotis evotis
very small bat. Body about 2 1/2-3 inches and wings span of about 8 inches, give or take. Long ears and short upturned nose
Found crossing a busy small town street. Possibly young bat?
I stopped traffic(he missed being squished by 6 cars as my husband and I held our breath) and then dashed over for my camera. He ended up curling up on a concrete planter, mostly out of sight of foot traffic
The ears on the bat pictured are longer than those of a little brown. Ears on a little brown will not go past their nose. http://batcon.org/index.php/all-about-ba...
What are your key id points? This is the second local bat I've seen close up - an I'd heard Little Brown was the most common, so I'm trying to learn the differences
I wish I'd thought to put something nest to him for size... however he wasn't too thrilled with my presence as it was!
At that size, it would be an adult bat. Nice spotting and thanks for helping the little guy out. :-)
The long ear looks closer, and I had a suggestion of little brown, which so far, looks closer than either of those two. I'm not a bat expert by any stretch, but my gut says little brown
Join Bat Monitoring Project, Karen... Our friend AfriBats usually help us to I.D this.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2013
Submitted on Jul 23, 2013
