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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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