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Myotis lucifugus
Insectivore. Distinguished from Indiana bats by non-keeled calcars and "hairy" toes. Northern myotis bats have spear-like tragus as opposed to "clubbed."
Hibernates during winter in caves. During late spring through late summer forms maternity colonies in man-made structures (e.g. barns). Forages in riparian areas.
Mass mortalities of this species are occurring due to white-nose syndrome: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/what-we-...
Spotted on Jul 15, 2011
Submitted on Jan 17, 2012
11 Comments
Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1830...
awesome bat photos. could you please help me ID some colombia bat species... some have hints of what they may be.
thank you.
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A world without bats would be very sad and buggy. Thanks for the work you do!
Your images and knowledge would be a great addition to this mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/6543...
That is truly tragic.
Sad news : Estimated that at least 5.7 million bats have died in North America since 2006 due to a fungus called Geomyces destructans: http://www.fws.gov/whitenosesyndrome/
Thanks for the tip & the link! We've installed ours on a south facing wall so it will get plenty of direct sun in the summer but less in the winter as there is shade from the woods. We've put it close to a light in the hope all the bugs it attracts will lure in the bats!
At least 7 hours of direct sunlight is a requirement. Here is an excellent link for tips with placing your bathouse:
http://www.batmanagement.com/Batcentral/...
Good luck with it, I'm in the process of making my own!
Great info! We put up our first bat box last fall & we will put up another if we actually get bats! We are planning to dig a pond in the spring so hopefully that will help to attract them. There's already lots of mosquitos round here so they would have a plentiful food supply! Any other tips would be appreciated!
Yes, yes I did. My bad,here is the link: http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Plants_...
JT, did you mean to add a link to your note above?
Here is a 'simplified' key for bats found in the Northeast United States that highlights the differences found between bats