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Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Photo by J.T.Layne
Published on Project Noah
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41.0442, -83.6499

Field Notes

Description:

Insectivore

Habitat:

Highly variable in foraging area preferences. Known to roost in man-made structures.

Notes:

Caught using mist-nets in wooded area.

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Comments (2)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/18306114
J.T.Layne
North American bat deaths due to White-nose Syndrome have exceeded 5.5 million deaths: http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?Cache=True&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=129322&SiteName=fws&XSL=PressRelease

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Bat Monitoring Project
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 2, 2012

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