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Field Notes

Notes:

The dogs were sniffing around this bat that was lying in the yard. Not sure if it fell out of one of the trees. It looked very young. Not sure if it couldn't fly because it was injured or because it was too young .

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

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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-about-bats/species-profiles.html?task=detail&species=2303&country=43&state=all&family=all&limitstart=0 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/wild/species/seminole/
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PublishedJune 3, 2012

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