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Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis

Photo by J.T.Layne
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40.8084, -82.9755

Field Notes

Description:

Insectivore. This species has "spear-like" tragus in contrast to the "clubbed" tragus of similar myotis species (little brown, Indiana).

Habitat:

Maternity colonies are formed under exfoliating tree bark and tree cavities during the summer. During the winter these bats will exhibit torpor in the depths of caves.

Notes:

This species is currently experiencing mass mortalities in North America due to white nose syndrome: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/what-we-do/white-nose-syndrome.html

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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

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Bat Monitoring Project
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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