Northern Long-eared Bat
Common Name: Northern Long-eared Bat
Ohio Status: Threatened
Federal Status: Threatened
Weight: 6-9g (0.21-0.32 oz)
Wing Span:9-10.25"
Food: Insectivore: Their diet consists of moths, beetles, caddisflies, and flies but will also catch and eat stationary insects such as spiders.
Habitat: Summers are spent inhabiting forests/woodlands while winter hibernation spots are the small holes/crevices of caves and mines which is why this species is suffering from white nose syndrome.
Mating: They mate in the fall and through delayed fertilization, they give birth in mid-June. Females will move the pups every few days until the bats are weaned in about four weeks. Maternity colonies can be found in the cavities, cracks and under the bark of dying or dead trees
Young: Usually give birth to one pup..
Life span:
Facts: This bat is one of the species most impacted by white nose syndrome.
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Bat Conservation International
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Fish and Wildlife Services
Fish and Wildlife Services
Animal Diversity
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
Distribution In Ohio (Bats of Ohio, 2010)
Geographic Area (In Ohio's Backyard: Bats, 1998)
According to hibernacula counts, over 90% of the northern long-eared bat population numbers have decline due to white nose syndrome with most seen in NE United States
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