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LITTLE BROWN BAT FACTS
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Description
The Little Brown Bat varies in color from dark brown, golden brown, reddish, to olive brown. The chest and belly is lighter. The wing membranes are dark brown or black with little or no hair. They have small ears. The hind feet are large and hairy.
Size
Length: 6cm - 10cm (average 9cm). Wingspan: 22cm - 27cm.
Environment
prefers forested lands near water, but also found in drier areas where moisture can be found. Roosts in buildings, trees, under rocks, and in wood piles
Food
insects which they catch in flight. Insect prey is usually 3m - 10mm long
Breeding
A single young is born after a gestation period of 50 - 60 days. The young are weaned after 21 days.
Range
southern Alaska, Canada, across the United States from the Pacific to Atlantic coasts, and the higher elevation forested regions of Mexico.
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Chiroptera | | Family: | Vespertilionidae | | Genus: | Myotis | | Species: | lucifugus | | Common Name: | Little Brown Bat |
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