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The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz).
Habitat: Forest, grassland, inland wetlands, caves, and shrubland [95] CR Unknown [95] Northern long-eared bat. M. septentrionalis Trouessart, 1897: Canada and eastern United States: Size: 4–5 cm (2–2 in), plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail 3–4 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [5] Habitat: Forest and caves [96] NT Unknown [96] Orange-fingered myotis
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [ 3 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
The Indiana bat is an important predator within the Great Plains. The Indiana bat perpetuates biodiversity by consuming moths, mosquitoes, and flies under the night sky. This bat sleeps in abandoned caves and mines during the winter months for hibernation and under tree bark during the warmer seasons. This Indiana bat is endangered mainly due ...
Originally known as the Oklahoma Bat Caves National Wildlife Refuge, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge was established for the protection of endangered bats and their habitat. The refuge is made up of several parcels of land located in northeastern Oklahoma. These parcels contain numerous caves considered crucial for the bats' survival.
Cottontail. Thirty-seven species of mammals have been identified at Indiana Dunes National Park.Four other species are thought to inhabit the park, but have not been documented: the northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis), the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), and the southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
Bat Cave was dedicated as part of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves system on December 16, 1981, for the protection of the Indiana bat with wintering numbers estimated at 28,000. The Cascade Caverns preserve was included to protect two rare plant species in Kentucky, the mountain maple and the Canadian yew .
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) Reddish myotis (Myotis soror) Kei myotis (Myotis stalkeri) Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) Cape hairy bat (Myotis tricolor) Cave myotis (Myotis velifer) Fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) Weber's myotis (Myotis weberi) Welwitsch's bat (Myotis welwitschii) Yanbaru whiskered bat ...