little brown bat
noun
: a small widely distributed insectivorous North American bat (Myotis lucifugus) with brown fur
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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.
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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
As was the case in most of North America before white-nose syndrome, the little brown bat is the most common.
—Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2015
In New England, there are nine species of bats, among them the endangered little brown bat.
—Olivia Deng, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Some species, such as the little brown bat, can live for 30 years.
—Lauren David, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
The little brown bat is being evaluated for potential listing.
—John Flesher, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
Some species are worse off; the tricolored bat and little brown bat, both species that hibernate in Illinois Caverns, are being evaluated for state and national endangered or threatened species status — in part because of the effects of white nose syndrome.
—Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2021
In at least four other locations in New York, little brown bat colonies have either stabilized after crashing or have started to climb back up.
—Geoffrey Giller, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2018
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
As was the case in most of North America before white-nose syndrome, the little brown bat is the most common.
—Madeline Bodin, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2015
In New England, there are nine species of bats, among them the endangered little brown bat.
—Olivia Deng, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
Some species, such as the little brown bat, can live for 30 years.
—Lauren David, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
The little brown bat is being evaluated for potential listing.
—John Flesher, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
Some species are worse off; the tricolored bat and little brown bat, both species that hibernate in Illinois Caverns, are being evaluated for state and national endangered or threatened species status — in part because of the effects of white nose syndrome.
—Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2021
In at least four other locations in New York, little brown bat colonies have either stabilized after crashing or have started to climb back up.
—Geoffrey Giller, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2018
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