Northern Long-eared Bat

Myotis septentrionalis

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AnimalsSensitive species

A forest-interior bat that gleans insects from leaves, hit hard by white-nose syndrome.

Field facts
HabitatMature forest interior; caves in winter
RangeStatewide but now scarce
When to lookApril to October
StatusFederally endangered (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLittle brown bat — shorter ears

Field note: Long ears let it hear an insect walking on a leaf.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Report roost trees rather than approaching them.

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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