Scientific Name: Myotis lucifugus

Temporal Activity: Nocturnal. Hibernates September-October to April-May.

Diet: Consumes flying insects, especially mosquitoes, midges, moths, various hoppers, smaller beetles and sometimes spiders.

Predators: Domestic cats, owls, snakes, raccoons

Breeding: Mates in September ? October. Gestation lasts 50-60 days. Gives birth to one litter of one young in late spring ? early summer. Uses caves, hollow trees and has adapted to use man-made structures.

Notes: In the northeast, may migrate hundreds of miles between winter and summer habitats; in the west, believed to hibernate near their summer range.

Photo: Photo taken on October 23, 2006 at Brown's Ranch.  For more photos click on camara icon.

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