Southeastern Myotis

Myotis austroriparius

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AnimalsSensitive species

A wetland bat of southern bottomlands, roosting in hollow trees over standing water.

Field facts
HabitatCypress swamp, bottomland hardwoods
RangeSouth-western Indiana
When to lookSpring through autumn
StatusState endangered in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLittle brown bat

Field note: It is one of the few Myotis species that regularly bears twins.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Do not approach hollow roost trees in swamp forest.

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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