Bats of the North Shore / Northeastern Massachusetts

Vesper Bats (Vespertilionidae)

Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

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Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Description:  4 to 5 inches long with a 13 inch wingspan. Average weight 0.6 to 0.8 ounces. Females are larger than males. Color variable from light to dark brown with lighter undersides and reddish hues. Face, ears, wings and tail are furless and black.

Occurrence:  Common

Habitat:  Suburban, rural, and open fields. May roost in tree hollows, caves/rock ledges and human structures including attics, barns, church steeples and storm sewers.

Diet:  Insectivorous. Moths, Flies, Flying Ants, Lacewing Flies, Beetles, Wasps and Dragonflies.

Reproduction  Breeds in late fall. Gestation 35 to 60 days. Litter size 1 to 2. Females are sexually mature near 1.5 years, males near 2 years.

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Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

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Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)

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Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

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Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) (Photo Credit: National Park Service Public Domain)

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

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Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) (Photo Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service Public Domain)

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Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)

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Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) (Photo Credit: National Park Service Public Domain)

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Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)

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Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) (Photo Credit: National Park Service Public Domain)

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Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

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