Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
The Little Brown Bat was once the most common bat species in New York State. However, current pressures may be changing this abundance.
This species commonly spends their summer days roosting in the eaves of buildings, or in crevices of rocks and trees. As a cave bat species, they hibernate through the winter.
Little Brown Bats subsist on a diet of insects, eating some of our most irritating pests like mosquitos and beetles.
These bats average a wingspan of 8-9 inches and a 2-inch long body—clocking in at around 0.29 ounces, they weigh only slightly more than a quarter.
