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Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis

Photo by J.T.Layne
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41.0442, -83.6499

Field Notes

Description:

Insectivore

Habitat:

Woodlands, riparian areas.

Notes:

Caught using mist-nets set over wooded riparian area. This species can be differentiated from two similar looking species (Little brown bat, Indiana bat) by its spear-shaped tragus.

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Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/18306114

Spotted for Missions

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Bat Monitoring Project
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 2, 2012

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