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AnimalsSensitive species
A tiny bat with three-banded hairs and a fluttery, moth-like flight over water.
Field facts
HabitatWoodland streams, caves and mines in winter
RangeStatewide
When to lookYear-round; hibernates
StatusProposed endangered; severe white-nose declines (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesLittle brown bat — steadier flight
Field note: In winter it hangs alone and often collects dew droplets on its fur.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Stay out of caves and mines, and follow all seasonal closures.
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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