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Large mouse-eared bat - MYOTIS MYOTIS
Endangered
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Bat": "Bat" comes from Old Norse "ledhrblaka," "leather flapper." It became "bakka" and then "bat."
Description: A heavily built, small bat with simple nose; moderately long, leathery ears and long, round-tipped, simple tragus (ear flap); fairly long tail with only extreme cartilaginous tip free of tail membrane. Fur short, brown dorsally, grayish white beneath. Length of head and body up to 3.2 in, forearm about 2.4 in; weight up to 1.4 oz.
Location: Central and southern Europe.
Habitat: Nearly all situations.
Behavior: Abundant on the Continent but seldom found in England, this bat is the largest of the 11 Myotis species in Europe. The genus is the most widespread in the world, with nearly 100 species recognized (over 20 of them in North America). The large mouse-eared bat eats insects caught in flight as well as beetles taken on the ground. The species is migratory, traveling up to 160 miles between its summer and winter roosts.
Reproduction: In summer, nursery colonies of several hundred inhabit buildings, tunnels, or caves; smaller winter colonies hibernate in caves. Most single offspring, rarely twins, are born in June following a gestation of 50-70 days, reaching maturity and migrating with their parents by August.
Go to the Bats Page to get a general discussion of this flying mammal.
Go to the Bats Index to study the other bats included in America Zoo.
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