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AnimalsSensitive species
Once Indiana's most abundant bat, cut down sharply by white-nose syndrome.
Field facts
HabitatForest, wetlands, buildings and bat houses
RangeStatewide
When to lookApril to October; hibernates in caves
StatusEndangered (IUCN); declining (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesIndiana bat, Northern long-eared bat
Field note: One bat can take hundreds of insects in an hour of feeding.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Decontaminate boots and gear between caves to avoid spreading white-nose fungus.
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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