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1 Fur 4arm Avg Weight (gr) Foot Ear Tragus shape Calcar Other ID Traits Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) Short, brown to dark gray Tail free from membrane Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) Gray or brown above and whitish below Broad and Long Huge ears Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) Clove-brown above and buffy below Broad and Long Huge ears Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus ) Long brown - two toned black base Broad and Rounded Large, prominent glands on muzzle Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) Sandy brown to orange on back - tricolored, Blunt and Straight Pink forearms, black wings Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) Dull brown with paler belly, young much darker short and rounded Strong odor!, prominent glands on muzzle single upper incisor Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) tccarter@bsu.edu 2009 page 1 of 6

2 Fur 4arm Avg Weight (gr) Foot Ear Tragus shape Calcar Other ID Traits Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Bright red or rust color, females with frosting, males without is completely furred Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) Mahogany brown with frosted tips above, paler below is completely furred Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Yellowish brown to dark brown with very heavy frosted tips Very large, membrane between rear legs is completely furred Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius) Yellowish brown, no white shoulder or wrist patches no frosting ? is furred only on basal half Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) Dark blackish brown, with silver frosted tips Blunt and rounded is furred on anterior half Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) page 2 of 6

3 Fur 4arm Avg Weight (gr) Foot Ear Tragus shape Calcar Other ID Traits Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens ) Solid gray above, paler below Sharp Wing attached to ankle, all gray, rear claw has a notch in it. Southeastern Bat (Myotis austroriparius) Wooly dull, li ttle contrast between base and tips, yellowish to gray above, orangeish in mid-late summer, white below Pointed Gray-black wings, long toe hairs Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus ) Long glossy tan to dark brown above, gray to buff below Pointed Long toe hairs (beyond claws), contrasting wings with body, Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis ) Fine fluffy, not glossy dark gray to brown above, grayish below Pointed short toe hairs, pink nose, uniform in color, wings do not contrast with body. has condensation in winter. Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) glossy, brown above, grayish below Very Long and Large propatagium, ears extend beyond nose (3mm) Eastern Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii) Blackish brown above, paler below Sharp Sharply Black mask, longish tail (33 mm) Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) tccarter@bsu.edu 2009 page 3 of 6

4 Status Roosting Habits Seasons of Cave Use Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) Large Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) Rare Solitary or V. Small Groups Mostly winter Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) Endangered Solitary or in small clusters Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus ) Solitary Winter Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) Solitary Winter Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) colonial in Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) tccarter@bsu.edu 2009 page 4 of 6

5 Status Roosting Habits Seasons of Cave Use Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) V Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), but rarely caught Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)? Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in spring and fall solitary or small groups Occasionally Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) tccarter@bsu.edu 2009 page 5 of 6

6 Status Roosting Habits Seasons of Cave Use Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens ) Endangered Small to Large Southeastern Bat (Myotis austroriparius) Rare Small to Large Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus ) Small Tight Winter Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis ) Endangered Small to Large Tight Winter Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Solitary or V. Small Groups Winter Eastern Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii) Rare Solitary Winter Compiled by: Dr. Tim Carter, Dept. of Biology, Ball State Univ. (765) tccarter@bsu.edu 2009 page 6 of 6

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