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Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 67, February 79, March 91, April 150, May 155, June 87, July 73, August 69, September 92, October 78, November 60, December 63.
United States5,720
Tennessee1,065
Alabama906
Missouri756
Kentucky638
Virginia469
Texas429
Arkansas372
Georgia265
North Carolina211

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Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyEvening Bats · Vespertilionidae
GenusMouse-eared Bats · Myotis

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