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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)? This Vesper Bat can be found in the western USA, Mexico, and in British Columbia. This bat has the shortest ears of all long-eared myotis bats, coming in at an average length of 16.5mm, and weighs an average of 7.4g with a lifespan that can reach 18 years. Sexual Dimorphism has the females larger than the males. This bat’s nursery colonies can reach up to hundreds of individuals! When not roosting in caves, mines, and old buildings, this bat is hunting for mainly beetles and moths. It is one of the most agile flyers in its genus, with nearly vertical flight having been recorded! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by ADW/Tanya Dewey (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Serotine Bat (Eptesicus serotinus)? Known for being a group of bats within the genus “Eptesicus,” this insectivorous bat is considered to be the “Common Serotine Bat.” This bat can be found south of Great Britain to south-east Asia, weighing an average of 15-35g. Can be found in dry forests, woodlands, semi-deserts, and suburban areas. Often roosts in man-made structures - mainly used as summer roosts - and is sometimes found in trees and hollows; roosts are sometimes shared with pipistrelles, brown long-seared bats, noctule bats and more. Can live to be 19 years old! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by “Mnolf”📸

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🦇Throwback Bat Fact! Do you know of the Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)? First described in 1891 by zoologist Joel Asaph Allen, this vesper bat is very rare in North America. It can be identified in two ways: by the 3 distinctive white spots on its black fur back, and by its large 4cm ears. Weighs an average of 15g and can be found from Arizona to Canada in forests, deserts, marshes, and more. Insectivorous, this bat eats mainly moths; they tear off the wings of the moth and eat only the abdomen. Have predators such as owls, skunks, and raccoons. This bat will live to be around 20 years of age in the wild and is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Japanese House Bat (Pipistrelles abramus)? Also known as the “Japanese pipistrelle,” this small vesper bat comes in at a very tiny 1-6g in average weight. Insectivorous, this bat feeds on beetles, caddisflies, flies, moths etc. This bat can be found across East Asia, including Japan. In Japanese, the word for bat is “Abura komori” which is most likely derived from the word “Kawahori” meaning “eats mosquitoes.” This bat commonly dwells in man-made structures and likes to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by “yokohamayomama”📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Wall-Roosting Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis muricola)? Also known as the “Nepalese Whiskered Myotis,” this species of Vesper Bat is found in Nepal, is small at an average size of 4cm, and is named after it’s proclivity to roost alone on walls. Will also roost in band leafs, old buildings, rock shelters and more. This bat is found from Nepal to Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal and beyond. When hunting this bat will swoop over bodies of water or catch its prey between the trees, feasting on small insects such as mosquitos and beetles. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Wibowo Djatmiko/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of Geoffroy’s Bat (Myotis emarginatus)? This medium-sized vesper bat sports long, wooly fur, is 0.11kg on average and can live to be 23 years old. Found throughout Europe, Western Asia, and Northwestern Africa, this bat will live in colonies as large as 1200 individuals! These colonies can be found in attics, caves, tunnels, buildings, and more. Despite often roosting in buildings it is considered a cave-dwelling bat; will often roost with Horseshoe bats. When not roosting this bat will hunt for spiders and flies in grasslands, scrublands, and sometimes in livestock sheds. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN and is threatened by agricultural activities disturbing their roosts🦇

📸Photo by Martin Celuch📸

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