Stanley Park Ecology Society - Programs- Urban Wildlife - Little Brown Bat

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Species

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Mammals

Little Brown Bat

Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Adults: 7-10 cm, 5-8 grams

Did You Know?

British Columbia has 16 species of bats and 6 of them live in Stanley Park!
One hungry little brown bat can eat up to 600 mosquitoes in one hour!
Little brown bats are the most frequently seen bats in North America!
Little brown Bats can roost alone or in a colony of 1000's!
Bats can not take off from a horizontal surface!

Characteristics:

Light to dark brown furry body
No fur on wings or ears

Habitat:

Remain near a body of water
Nobody knows what all of British Columbia's bats do in the winter
Thought to migrate to warmer climate or over-winter in a mild state of hibernation in caves, under tree bark, buildings, attics in B.C.

Diet

Day roost in sheltered dark area; cave, attic, roof, tree
Feed up to 5 hours after dusk and just before dawn

Breeding:

Mating occurs in late fall but fertilization doesn't occur until spring
Females form nursery colonies, have one young
Young are independent one month after birth

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