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Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Photo by TaylorKinsley
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, brown, bat. Wing span of about 25 centimeters. Near 8 centimeters in height. Lighter in some areas.

Habitat:

North America.

Notes:

I spotted these two bats in Endless Caverns near New Market, Virginia.

Reference Links:

Little brown bat

Species ID Suggestions

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
Always great to see bats when in a cave. The one on the left looks more like a tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus), while the other one could be a type of myotis. Here is a list of bats found in Viriginia: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/species-profiles.html
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012

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