Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.
The Long-eared Myotis of western North America has the longest ears relative to body size of any Myotis bat in the region, using them to detect and glean large insects from surfaces in cluttered forest environments. It roosts under loose bark, in rock crevices, and in mine shafts across the Rockies and Great Basin. Its low-intensity echolocation calls are specialized for hearing insect wing beats among vegetation.
Habitat
Coniferous forests, ponderosa pine, and mountain shrublands
Diet
Moths, beetles, and insects gleaned from bark and leaves
How common
Uncommon
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