Common name: Big Brown Bat

Scientific name: Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois, 1796)

Class:

Mammalia (Mammals)

Order:

Chiroptera (Bats)

Family:

Vespertilionidae (Evening Bats and Vesper Bats)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Palustrine:

Riparian

Subterranean:

Subterrestrial

Terrestrial:

Shrubland/chaparral, Old field, Desert, Suburban/orchard, Urban/edificarian, Forest - Hardwood, Forest - Conifer, Forest - Mixed, Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed, Forest Edge, Forest/Woodland

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S5

Secure in New York - Common in New York, widespread and abundant.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105810/Eptesicus_fuscus/