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Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Photo by J.T.Layne
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40.8084, -82.9755

Field Notes

Description:

Insectivore

Habitat:

Woodlands, riparian areas. Roosts in man-made structures such as houses and barns.

Notes:

This individual was more active than usual captures from a mist-net, but I was able to get a few decent shots of him.

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Comments (3)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/18306114
KarenL
That's an impressive set of teeth!

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Mission
Bat Monitoring Project
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 2, 2012

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