little brown bat
noun
: a small widely distributed insectivorous North American bat (Myotis lucifugus) with brown fur
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In 2018, a study out of UW-Madison that analyzed bat poop found that little brown bats in Wisconsin were eating 17 different types of mosquitoes, including nine that carry West Nile virus.
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
For instance, little brown bats are currently considered a single species, though research has found five independent lineages within this species.
—Tanya Dewey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2024
The scene is immediate and visceral, but this story is about another brown Alaskan mammal who spends its winter in torpor, albeit a much tinier one: the little brown bat, weighing in at 10 grams.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
This has previously been observed in little brown bats and noctule bats, but since Fasel et al. did not take a vaginal swab to test for the presence of sperm, this observation is inconclusive.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
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Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
For instance, little brown bats are currently considered a single species, though research has found five independent lineages within this species.
—Tanya Dewey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2024
The scene is immediate and visceral, but this story is about another brown Alaskan mammal who spends its winter in torpor, albeit a much tinier one: the little brown bat, weighing in at 10 grams.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
This has previously been observed in little brown bats and noctule bats, but since Fasel et al. did not take a vaginal swab to test for the presence of sperm, this observation is inconclusive.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
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