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The grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It hunts above woodland, often by day, and mostly for moths. In captivity, it has also been recorded to eat small lizards. [2]
Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) Myotinae is one of the four subfamilies of Vespertilionidae, itself one of twenty families of bats in the mammalian order Chiroptera and part of the microbat suborder. A member of this subfamily is called a myotine, or a mouse-eared bat.
Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Skipper, Dakota (Hesperia dacotae) Extirpated federally endangered animal species: Gray wolf, extirpated from Iowa, but occasionally visits from Minnesota or Wisconsin. Locally extinguished animals are: American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa)
Bats eat insects and pollenate plants, but the DEC warns to stay away, as the flying critters can present infections dangers such as the rabies virus.
Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii; Turkestani long-eared bat, Otonycteris leucophaea; Genus Plecotus – lump-nosed bats Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus; Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus; Ethiopian long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis; Christie's long-eared bat, Plecotus christii; Gaisler's long-eared bat, Plecotus gaisleri
Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat [7] or northern myotis, [1] is a species of bat native to North America. [8] There are no recognized subspecies. The northern long-eared bat is about 3–3.7 inches in length, with a wingspan of 9–10 inches. It is distinguishable by its long ears when comparing it to other bats in ...
Federal officials Tuesday proposed designating the Northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly fungus, as an endangered species. The population has plummeted since colonies ...
Three species—the Lord Howe long-eared bat, Christmas Island pipistrelle, and Sturdee's pipistrelle—have been made extinct since 1500 CE. The 275 extant species of Vespertilioninae are divided between 45 genera , ranging in size from 1 to 33 species.