Northern Long-eared Bat, Myotis septentrionalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), on Prince Edward Island: First Records of Occurrence and Over-Wintering

Authors

  • Jennifer A. Brown University of Guelph, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
  • Donald F. McAlpine New Brunswick Museum, 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5
  • Rosemary Curley Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division, Prince Edward Island Department of Environment, Energy, and Forestry, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i2.448

Keywords:

Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus, Northern Long-eared Bat, Myotis septentrionalis, Prince Edward Island, distribution, hibernaculum

Abstract

First occurrence of the Northern Long-eared Bat, Myotis septentrionalis, on Prince Edward Island is reported. A mixed-species hibernaculum of M. septentrionalis and the Little Brown Bat, M. lucifugus, is also described from southeastern Prince Edward Island. This is the first record of bats over-wintering in the province and the first time either species has been reported making use of a building as a hibernaculum.

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