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They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to 5.5 cm (1.4 to 2.2 in) in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur. Like many other bats, they are insectivorous , and roost in caves.
Townsend's big-eared bat is a medium-sized bat (7–12 g) [2] with extremely long, flexible ears, and small yet noticeable lumps on each side of the snout. Its total length is around 10 cm (4 in.), its tail being around 5 cm (2 in) and its wingspan is about 28 cm (11 in).
Also known as the western big-eared bat, the long-eared bat, and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. The Ozark big-eared bat is the largest and reddest of the five subspecies of Corynorhinus townsendii , is medium-sized and weighs from 0.2 to 0.5 ounces. [ 5 ]
The lesser long-eared bat is a medium-sized species, weighing 6 to 12 grams, [9] with a forearm length ranging from 30.6 to 41.7 mm; it also has long ears which can vary between 17.6 and 25.3 mm in length. Light grey coloured fur is located on the back of the bat contrasted by the lighter to white fur on its underbelly. [9]
The bat-eared fox is a small, African fox known for its enormous ears, which can grow to over 5 inches tall! They can rotate their cup-shaped ears independently to pinpoint the exact location of prey.
The weight is about 15 g. It has three distinctive white spots on its black back. With ears that can grow up to 4 cm, it is said to have the largest ears of any bat species in North America. [2] The spotted bat's mating season is in autumn and the females produce their offspring (usually one juvenile) in June or July.
As its name implies, this species has ears over an inch long. The genus name Corynorhinus means "club-nosed". [2] Similar to Townsend's big-eared bat, this species has two lumps on either side of its nose. Rafinesque's big-eared bat is a medium-sized bat with a length around 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in) and a wingspan of 25–30 cm (10–12 in).
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