Eastern Small Footed bat are the smallest bats found in Georgia and are only found within the northern mountains of Georgia.
Evening bats are the smallest bats found in Georgia weighing in at 0.1 to 0.2 ounces with a body length of about 3 inches and a wing spance of 8-10 inches. This is the only species with a black face mask, black ears and muzzle. Their remaining body has a lighter color fur. Their fur is darker at the root and fades to a light brown color at the tips that give it a shiny appearance. Their head is short with a flat nose. Often times may be confused with the Indiana Bat, Little Brown bat and Tri-colored bat.
Evening bats are insectivorous feeding upon moths, beetles, flies and arthopods.
Reproduction occurs in late summer to fall, with the sperm being stored over winter. Eastern Small footed bats have a high tolerance for lower temperatures making them the latest bat to hibernate and earliest to arise from hibernacula. They will typically give birth to one pup between May and July and are esitmated to live between 6 to 12 years.
These bats have only been found in the Northern regions of Georgia. Distribution range of Eastern small footed bats range from Ontario south to northern Georgia Mountains and west to Arkansas and Kansas. Inahabiting forests, caves, foothills and mountains, overwintering in caves and mines. They will also inhabit buildings during the summer months.
According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Gerogia's conservation management recommendations includes prtoection of occupied caves and preservation and management of summer foraging habitat within the small-footed myotis range is recommended. Upland water sources and rocky talus slopes are also important to this species’ continued survival and should be preserved or restored.
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