Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

Class

Mammalia

Order

chiroptera

Family

vespertilionidae

Genus

myotis

The fur of the Little Brown Myotis ranges from shades of brown, olive, and red. The echolocation of this bat is impressive in producing echolocation calls 20 times per second when cruising and when in pursuit of prey, they can produce calls 200 times per second! Little Brown Myotis feed on aquatic insects feeding near water. These bats will typically eat twice their body weight each night and are primiarily nocturnal. 

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