Common Name
Big Brown Bat
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Species Name
Eptesicus fuscus
Status
Lower Risk (lc)
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Throughout the contiguous US and Alaska
Notes
TRIBE Eptesicini. Closely associated with man; roosts in barns, caves, mines, bridges & hollow trees. Active later than most hibernating species. Large, eats mainly beetles. Some individuals migrate. Hibernate in caves; nursery colonies in bldgs. Also ro
Florida
present in Fla. only as a winter migrant
New York
Large but not largest bat in NY.