Northern Long Eared bats are also known as Northern Myotis. This bat specie was listed as a threatened species in 2005 by the United States Fish and Wildlife Services under the federal Endangered Species Act. This listing was a result of a dramatic populaton decline as a result of the invasive fungus white-nose syndrome that threatened many bat species.
The northern long-eared bat measures between 3–3.5 inches in length and weighs 0.17–0.35 ounces. It has light brown fur dagger-shaped tragus and long ears. The ears of this bat are 0.5–0.7 inches in length and. The northern long-eared bat is very similar in appearance to the little brown bat.
Northern Long Eared Bats are insectivorous feeding upon beetles, moths, flies, insects by using echolation. These insects are captured by plucking and gleaning them from the surface. Northern Long Eared bats do not feed on insects in flight. They forage under forest canopies in the first two hours after sunset.
This bat sepcies mate between July and early October, storing their sperm overwinter and become pregnant in the spring. These bats will give birth to a single pup in May to July and will be fully grown by the end of August.
Northern Long Eared Bats can be found as far north as Canada from all of the Eastern United States to as far west as Wyoming to as far south as Georgia and Louisiana. They are found roosting in hardwood tree and will hibernate in caves.
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