Section 7 Technical Assistance - Summary of Indiana Bat Ecology

Section 7 Technical Assistance - Summary of Indiana Bat Ecology
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This document provides a brief summary of the life history and ecology of Indiana bat. The purpose for the document is to provide basic biological information about Indiana bat to assist project proponents with their section 7 reviews. 

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Michigan Ecological Services Field Office
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Cluster of roosting bats.

The Indiana bat is a medium-sized Myotis, closely resembling the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) but differing in coloration. Its fur is a dull grayish chestnut rather than bronze, with the basal portion of the hairs on the back a dull-lead color. This bat's underparts are pinkish to...

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