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Important Bat Facts Update!

Hewwo bat friends! I wanted to let yall know that I'm taking a small break from social media and this will include bat facts. They shall return, but I need a mental health break. No this has nothing to do with the election, I have just not been a happy bat lately. Beht shall still PM tho if anyone PMs me 

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)? This Vesper Bat can be found in the western USA, Mexico, and in British Columbia. This bat has the shortest ears of all long-eared myotis bats, coming in at an average length of 16.5mm, and weighs an average of 7.4g with a lifespan that can reach 18 years. Sexual Dimorphism has the females larger than the males. This bat’s nursery colonies can reach up to hundreds of individuals! When not roosting in caves, mines, and old buildings, this bat is hunting for mainly beetles and moths. It is one of the most agile flyers in its genus, with nearly vertical flight having been recorded! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Black Myotis (Myotis nigricans)? First written about in the early 1800s, this bat is named after its thick black coat. Coming in an an average weight of 4.2g, this vesper bat is a smaller mouse-eared bat. Despite this small size, this bat grows to adult size before it is done weaning! This bat can be found in the neotropics, from Central to South America. This bat commonly roosts inside buildings and homes and is considered a pest as a result. When not roosting this bat will hunt insects such as moths and bees, and it is known to sometimes hunt fish! This species is threatened by parasites such as mites, ticks, and fleas. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Allan Finlayson/iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC 4.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Wall-Roosting Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis muricola)? Also known as the “Nepalese Whiskered Myotis,” this species of Vesper Bat is found in Nepal, is small at an average size of 4cm, and is named after it’s proclivity to roost alone on walls. Will also roost in band leafs, old buildings, rock shelters and more. This bat is found from Nepal to Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal and beyond. When hunting this bat will swoop over bodies of water or catch its prey between the trees, feasting on small insects such as mosquitos and beetles. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Wibowo Djatmiko/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)📸

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🦇Throwback Bat Fact! Do you know of the African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)? Located in Africa and first documented ini 1792, these megabats are known for covering insane distances per night in search of food - 180 kilometers in the dry season! - and for their large wingspan of up to 80 centimeters! These bats will travel in massive groups of 100,000 to a million! Their diet changes depending on the season: during the dry season they have a fruit nectar diet, and in the wet season they have a fruit based diet. Bats will go quite the distance for their fruit! This bat is listed as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Animal portraits © Joel Sartore/PBS📸

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A Big Day for Bat Facts!

Today is a Big Day for Bat Facts! Why, you might ask? Today, I have officially reviewed 100 bats! I started this small project a year ago, and never did I think it would become something like this. I hope you all have enjoyed what I do so far, as there is more stuff in store! Below is a list of all bats that I have reviewed, in case you are curious! Here’s to 100 more <3 ~ Akhyls ~ Common Vampire Bat (TBT done) Pallid Bat (TBT done) Seminole Bat (TBT done) Hoary Bat (TBT done) The Painted Bat (TBT done) Desert Long-Eared Bat (TBT done) Spotted Bat (TBT Done) Little Brown Bat (TBT Done) Honduran White Bat (TBT Done, 5 parts) Ghost Bat (TBT Done) Northern Ghost Bat (TBT Done) Pied Bat (TBT Done) African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat Rodrigues Fruit Bat Lesser Short-Nosed Fruit Bat Egyptian Fruit Bat Grey-Headed Flying Fox Big Brown Bat Tri-Colored Bat Eastern Red Bat Eastern Small-Footed Bat Evening Bat Gray Bat Indiana Bat Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Virginia Big-Eared Bat Northern Long-Eared Bat Northern Yellow Bat Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat Silver-Haired Bat Southeastern Bat Greater False Vampire Bat Lesser False Vampire Bat Hardwicke’s Wooly Bat White Throated Round Eared Bat Pygmy Round-Eared Bat Niceforo’s Big Eared Bat Southern Yellow-Eared Bat Dark Fruit-Eating Bat Great Stripe-Faced Bat Great Roundlead Bat Dusky Leaf-Nosed Bat East Coast Free-Tailed Bat Chocolate Wattled Bat Arnhem Land Long-Eared Bat Bare-Rumped Sheathtail Bat Greater Long-Eared Bat Abo Bat Christie’s Big-Eared Bat Banana Bat Chapin’s Free-Tailed Bat Van Gelder’s Bat Parti-colored Bat Lesser Bamboo Bat Black-Bearded Tomb Bat Little Bent-Wing Bat Black Flying Fox Diadem Leaf-Nosed Bat Eastern False Pipistrelle Eastern Free-Tail Bat Gould’s Wattled Bat Inland Broad-Nosed Bat Hill’s Sheathtail Bat Large-Eared Horseshoe Bat Large Forest Bat Little Forest Bat Northern Blossom Bat Northern Broad-Nosed Bat Orange Leaf-nosed Bat Semon’s Leaf-nosed Bat Southern Forest Bat Eastern Broad-nosed Bat White-striped Freetail Bat Yellow-Bellied Sheathtail Bat Common Bent-wing Bat Common Sheathtail Bat Coastal Sheathtail Bat Brazilian Brown Bat Argentine Brown Bat Northern Bat (Common) Serotine Bat Japanese House Bat Azores Noctule Bat Greater Noctule Bat Common Noctule Fish-Eating Bat Large-footed Myotis Alcathoe Bat Whiskered Bat Bechstein’s Bat Lesser Mouse-Eared Bat California Myotis Long-Fingered Bat Cryptic Myotis Pond Bat Daubenton’s Bat Geoffroy’s Bat Hodgson’s Bat Hairy-Legged Myotis Keen’s Myotis 

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of Keen’s Myotis (Myotis keenii)? Keen’s Myotis gets said name from the Reverend John Henry Keen who obtained the first specimen of this bat in 1894! This medium-sized, insectivorous vesper bat comes in at an average length of 9cm, weight of 8g, a total wingspan of 20-26cm, and can live 19 years. Keen’s Myotis can be found in coastal habitats such as maritime forests; it is restricted to warm environments so that roost sites and prey are commonplace. This bat commonly hunts for caddis flies, beetles, spiders, moths and more! When not hunting, this bat can commonly be found in caves and hollow trees. This Bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Tim Gage/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Hairy-Legged Myotis (Myotis keaysi)? This bat was first described by J.A. Allen in 1914 and was recognized as its own species of mouse-eared bat in 1973. The name for this bat comes from it having fur on it’s uropatagium. This bat can be found throughout Central and South America, coming in at an average weight of 5g and an average length of 4-5in. This bat hunts across Dry Scrublands and Tropical Rainforests and roosts in caves, hollow trees, or man-made structures. These bats are insectivorous and will consume mostly moths and ground beetles. When hunting, this bat will sometimes hunt with other bats such as the Black Mastiff Bat! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Alex Borisenko (CC BY-SA 3.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of Hodgson’s Bat (Myotis formosus)? This bat is also known as the “Copper-Winged Bat” due to the bat’s distinctive wing markings and bright fur patterns. This bat comes in at an average length of 4-6cm and an average weight of 15g. A vesper bat, this mouse-eared bat can be found all throughout Asia and is most commonly found in the forests of mountains. When hunting, this bat will dart through the air to chase down delicious insects. When it comes time to hibernate, these bats will be found huddled together in caves. This bat will also form of maternal colonies of up to 200 individuals every year! This bat is listed as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN🦇

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of Geoffroy’s Bat (Myotis emarginatus)? This medium-sized vesper bat sports long, wooly fur, is 0.11kg on average and can live to be 23 years old. Found throughout Europe, Western Asia, and Northwestern Africa, this bat will live in colonies as large as 1200 individuals! These colonies can be found in attics, caves, tunnels, buildings, and more. Despite often roosting in buildings it is considered a cave-dwelling bat; will often roost with Horseshoe bats. When not roosting this bat will hunt for spiders and flies in grasslands, scrublands, and sometimes in livestock sheds. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN and is threatened by agricultural activities disturbing their roosts🦇

📸Photo by Martin Celuch📸

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🦇Throwback Bat Fact! Do you know of the Pied Bat (Niumbaha superba)? A rare species of Vesper Bat first discovered in 1939, it is so unique that it has it’s own genus: Niumbaha, which means “rare” in Zande. Found in South Africa, it is known for it’s striking fur coat, giving it the nicknames “Badger Bat” and “Panda Bat.” The bat can naturally be found in dry subtropical and tropical forests in places such as South Sudan and Ghana! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Jakob Fahr (CC BY-NC 4.0)/iNaturalist📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Have you heard of Daubenton’s Bat (Myotis daubentonii)? The bat is an Eurasian Bat with short ears that can be found from Ireland to Japan, Portugal to Norway, and from China to Korea. Sometimes referred to as the “Water Bat”, this bat was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl. This bat is found to be 44-55mm long with an average weight of 7-15g and an average lifespan of 4-5 years, but has been recorded living up to 22 years! This bat can be found hunting in woodlands close to canals and rivers. This bat his insectivorous and will hunt non-biting midges and other midges, small flies, mayflies, and moths, all of which will usually be eaten during flight! When not hunting this bat will roost in caves, mines, tunnels, under bridges, and in cellars. Will rarely be found in bat boxes! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Paul van Hoof(c)/BCI📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme)? This medium-sized vesper bat can be found in a narrow zone from Belgium to Siberia, and scattered across Estonia islands and Talinn. This bat is 50-75mm in length and can weigh up to 28g! This bat roosts in lowland regions in the summer that have water, woods, and/or meadows. In the Winter this bat will stay in the foothills of mountains. It will hunt over lakes, canals, and rivers to prey upon gnats, midges and other smaller insects. The bat has no natural predators, but cats can pose a threat to some colonies. This bat is listed as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN due to loss of nursery sites and the overuse of pesticides🦇

📸Photo by Gilles San Martin (CC-BY-SA-3.0)📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Cryptic Myotis (Myotis crypticus)? This European vesper bat is a newly designated species as of 2019! It is found throughout most of Spain, southern France, Italy, and the northern Alps. This bat weighs 5-12g on average, is 40-55mm in length, and is estimated to roost in colonies of 10-30 individuals. This bat is insectivorous and may have a penchant for spiders! Found in mountains and possibly forests. This bat is so new that the IUCN does not have enough information for status classification. We have much to learn about this flying friend!🦇

📸Photo by Manuel Ruedi/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)📸

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🦇Throwback Bat Fact! Do you know of the Northern Ghost Bat (Diclidurus albus)? This completely white bat can be found in the neotropics, from Mexico to Brazil. It is a rare bat that feeds on insects and has a unique sac at the base of its tail. It is said that this sac enlarges during mating season to attract a lovely partner. This bat can be found roosting in caves, rock crevices, and mines when not hunting for moths. This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Merlin Tuttle📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the Long-Fingered Bat (Myotis capaccinii)? This carnivorous vesper bat gets it’s name from its large and prominent feet, as well as nostrils! This bat can be found along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and in Iran hunting for fish, aquatic insects, and other prey such as water fleas! This bat weighs 7-13g on average and can be found in wetlands and caves. Because of this bat’s dependence on underground shelters for breeding roosts, disturbances have led to localized extinctions. This bat is listed as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Joxerra Aihartza/Wikimedia Commons📸

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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of the California Myotis (Myotis californicus)? This small, insectivorous vesper bat can be found in the Western US, British Columbia, Canada, and Mexico. This bat can be found in semi-arid deserts, grasslands, and multiple types of forests! When not hunting, this bat will roost in cliff crevices, buildings, bridges, dead trees, and will form maternal colonies of around 20 individuals. This bat will hibernate in caves and mines. This bat can live up to 15 years and is one of America’s smallest bats with a wingspan of 9-10in and a weight of 3-5g! This bat is listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN🦇

📸Photo by Michael Durham/Minden Pictures📸

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