Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens

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AnimalsSensitive species

A cave-obligate bat, present in Indiana at only a few southern sites, feeding over rivers.

Field facts
HabitatCaves year-round; forages over water
RangeA few southern Indiana caves
When to lookSummer
StatusFederally endangered (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLittle brown bat — separated by wing attachment

Field note: Unlike most Indiana bats it uses caves in summer as well as winter.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Caves are gated and closed. Watch emergence only on organised, permitted events.

Never handle a bat.

This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.

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