Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)

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Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Citation:

Temporal changes in body mass and body condition of cave-hibernating bats during staging and swarming.

Author(s)
Lacki, M.J., Dodd, L.E., Toomey, R.S., Thomas, S.C., Couch, Z.L. and Nichols, B.S.
Issue
2
Volume
6
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Body Weight - Mean See citation Figure 5 By sampling period (staging vs. swarming) G B 83 Colossal Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Body Weight - Mean 6.78 g B 83 Colossal Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park Exposure Factor Datasets USA 0.94
Body length 37.3 Forearm length mm B 83 Colossal Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park Exposure Factor Datasets USA 1.33
Citation:

The diet of M yotis lucifugus across C anada: assessing foraging quality and diet variability.

Author(s)
Clare, E.L., Symondson, W.O., Broders, H., Fabianek, F., Fraser, E.E., MacKenzie, A., Boughen, A., Hamilton, R., Willis, C.K., Martinez‐Nuñez, F. and Menzies, A.K.
Issue
15
Volume
23
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type Condition Countries
Dietary Composition See citation Figure 3 Seasonal diversity of prey consumed Frequency of occurrence F Adult Exposure Factor Datasets Reproductive CANADA
Citation:

The duration of the period of hibernation of three species of vespertilionid bats. I. Field studies.

Author(s)
Brack Jr, V. and Twente, J.W.
Issue
12
Volume
63
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Countries
Time of Torpor or Hibernation Mean: 12.4-19.7, max: 83 Field conditions d B 163 Boone County Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Survival and longevity of the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) in southeastern Ontario.

Author(s)
Keen, R. and Hitchcock, H.B.
Issue
1
Volume
61
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type Countries Error
Survival/ Mortality Cormack: 0.816, Bezem: 0.799, Regression: 0.799 Est. mean annual survival M Adult Craigmonth, Renfrew County, Ontario Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA Cormack: 0.010, Bezem: NA, Regression: NA
Cormack: 0.708, Bezem: 0.762, Regression: 0.755 Est. mean annual survival F Adult Craigmonth, Renfrew County, Ontario Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA Cormack: 0.022, Bezem: NA, Regression: NA
Citation:

Temperature-dependent consumption of spiders by little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), but not northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), in northern Canada.

Author(s)
Kaupas, L.A. and Barclay, R.M.
Issue
3
Volume
96
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Body Weight - Mean 8.1 g M Adult 73 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.1
Body length 23.2 Wingspan cm M Adult 30 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.2
Body length 100.3 Wing area cm sq M Adult 30 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.17
Body length 5.4 Aspect ratio M Adult 30 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.1
Body length 38.2 Forearm length cm M Adult 70 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.2
Body length 12.6 Ear length cm M Adult 72 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.1
Dietary Composition Diptera: 98.2, Lepidoptera: 78.6, Neuroptera: 57.1, Araneae: 37.5, Coleoptera: 37.5, Hymenoptera: 33.9, Hemiptera: 10.7, Homoptera: 5.4, Trichoptera: 3.6, Unknown: 100 % frequency of occurrence M Adult 56 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Dietary Composition Diptera: 40.4, Lepidoptera: 27.5, Neuroptera: 7.6, Araneae: 7.5, Coleoptera: 5.8, Hymenoptera: 3.2, Hemiptera: 2.5, Homoptera: 0.3, Trichoptera: 1.4, Unknown: 3.8 % volume M Adult 56 Southern NW Territories Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA Diptera: 3.1, Lepidoptera: 4.3, Neuroptera: 5.4, Araneae: 14.0, Coleoptera: 7.7, Hymenoptera: 1.3, Hemiptera: 1.0, Homoptera: 0.1, Trichoptera: 0.0, Unknown: 0.4
Citation:

Selection of foraging habitat by female little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
Nelson, J.J. and Gillam, E.H.
Issue
1
Volume
98
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Body Weight - Mean g B Both Adults and Juveniles Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Structure and dynamics of arthropod communities in bat guano deposits in buildings.

Author(s)
Bernath, R.F. and Kunz, T.H.
Issue
2
Volume
59
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Dietary Composition See citation Table 2 Arthropods found in guano B Both Adults and Juveniles Not reported Southern NH Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Partitioning of foraging resources between sympatric Indiana and little brown bats.

Author(s)
Bergeson, S.M., Carter, T.C. and Whitby, M.D.
Issue
6
Volume
94
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Home Range See citation Figure 2 Foraging range by Julian date; 100% min convex polygon ha F Not Reported 15 Shawnee National Forest Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Home Range See citation Figure 2 Foraging range by Julian date; 95% fixed kernels ha F Not Reported 15 Shawnee National Forest Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Home Range 2739 Foraging range; 100% min convex polygon ha F Not Reported 15 Shawnee National Forest Exposure Factor Datasets USA 456
Home Range 515 Foraging range; 100% min convex polygon ha F Not Reported 15 Shawnee National Forest Exposure Factor Datasets USA 78
Citation:

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): impact on bat activity and foraging behaviour along the upper Hudson River, New York.

Author(s)
Hooton, L.A., Dzal, Y.A., Veselka, N. and Fenton, M.B.
Issue
3
Volume
94
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Foraging Distance See citation Figure 3 By location km F Adult Sites varied 5-16 Maternity roosts at 3 sites Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

No evidence of hyperphagia during prehibernation in a northern population of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
McGuire, L.P., Muise, K.A., Shrivastav, A. and Willis, C.K.
Issue
12
Volume
94
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Body Weight - Mean See citation Figure 2 Body mass by date g B Adult 401 Abyss Vace, Grand Rapids, Manitoba Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Long-distance movements of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
Norquay, K.J., Martinez-Nuñez, F., Dubois, J.E., Monson, K.M. and Willis, C.K.
Issue
2
Volume
94
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Foraging Distance 431 Median relocation distance: between summer roosts km B Adult 41 Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Foraging Distance 315 Median relocation distance: between hibernacula km B Adult 1349 Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Foraging Distance 314 Median relocation distance: between swarm and hibernacula km B Adult 43 Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Foraging Distance 463 Median relocation distance: between summer roost and hibernacula km B Adult 41 Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Foraging Distance 298 Median relocation distance: between swarm and summer roost km B Adult 43 Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Modeling survival rates of hibernating mammals with individual-based models of energy expenditure.

Author(s)
Boyles, J.G. and Brack Jr, V.
Issue
1
Volume
90
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Location Type
Survival/ Mortality >0.96 Modeled winter survival Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Foraging distances and home range of pregnant and lactating little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
Henry, M., Thomas, D.W., Vaudry, R. and Carrier, M.
Issue
3
Volume
83
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Countries Error
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 35-50 d F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Home Range 30.1 ha F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets Pregnant CANADA 15
Home Range 17.6 ha F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets Lactating CANADA 9.1
Home Range 11.6 Core area ha F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets Pregnant CANADA 6.7
Home Range 5.7 Core area ha F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets Lactating CANADA 3.5
Time of Hatching or Parturition 23-30 June F Adult 53 Grosse-Ile, St. Lawrence River, Quebec Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Higher fat stores contribute to persistence of little brown bat populations with white‐nose syndrome.

Author(s)
Cheng, T.L., Gerson, A., Moore, M.S., Reichard, J.D., DeSimone, J., Willis, C.K., Frick, W.F. and Kilpatrick, A.M.
Issue
4
Volume
88
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Body Fat (total or %) See citation Figure 2 Body fat by hibernation time % B Adult 22/site NE USA Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Distribution of mercury in archived fur from little brown bats across Atlantic Canada.

Author(s)
Little, M.E., Burgess, N.M., Broders, H.G. and Campbell, L.M.
Volume
207
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Body length 38.45 Forearm length mm F Adult 8 Labrador: Charlottetown Junction roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.36
Body length 39.14 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Labrador: Lac Joseph roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.85
Body length 38.84 Forearm length mm F Adult 8 Labrador: Mary's Harbour roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.91
Body length 39.15 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Labrador: Minipi roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.15
Body length 38.25 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Tatamagouche roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.12
Body length 39.14 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Labrador: North West roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.29
Body length 38.2 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; West Chezzetcook roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.15
Body length 38.4 Forearm length mm F Adult 5 Prince Edward Island; Caledonia roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.14
Body length 38.38 Forearm length mm F Adult 8 Prince Edward Island; Head of Hillsborough roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.99
Body length 38.04 Forearm length mm F Adult 12 Prince Edward Island; PEI National Park roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.75
Body length 37.97 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Newfoundland; Notre Dame Prov. Park roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.81
Body length 37.43 Forearm length mm F Adult 9 Newfoundland; Paddy's Pond roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.09
Body length 38.75 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Newfoundland; Pynn's Brook roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.33
Body length 38.1 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Newfoundland; River of Ponds roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.11
Body length 38.09 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Newfoundland; Salmonier roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.01
Body length 38.22 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Labrador: Birch Brook roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.85
Body length 39.16 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Labrador: Cache River roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.86
Body length 38.6 Forearm length mm F Adult 14 Nova Scotia; Kejimkujik roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.1
Body length 38.6 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Martock roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.96
Body length 38.35 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Mill Village Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.2
Body length 38.59 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Rawdon roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.05
Body length 38.49 Forearm length mm F Adult 11 Nova Scotia; Annapolis Royal roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.75
Body length 38.51 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Antigonish roost Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.04
Body length 38.1 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Christmas Island Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.89
Body length 37.65 Forearm length mm F Adult 15 Nova Scotia; Hunters Mountain Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 1.05
Citation:

Eating local: influences of habitat on the diet of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
Clare, E.L., Barber, B.R., Sweeney, B.W., Hebert, P.D.N. and Fenton, M.B.
Issue
8
Volume
20
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type Countries
Dietary Composition See citation Table 1 Species detected No. identifications in guano F Adult Ontario Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Flight activity and food habits of three species of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in sympatry.

Author(s)
Lee, Y.F. and McCracken, G.F.
Issue
3
Volume
43
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Dietary Composition See citation Figure 4 Predominant insect order prey 90 Northern IN Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Dietary Composition Coleoptera: 20.8, Diptera: 18.4, Ephemeroptera: 6.2, Hemiptera: 5.4, Homoptera: 16.2, Hymenoptera: 10.8, Lepidoptera: 9.2, Neuroptera: 1.1, Orthoptera: 0.8, Trichoptera: 9.7, Other: 1.4 Relative frequency 177 Northern IN Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Dietary Composition Coleoptera: 23.6, Diptera: 15.6, Ephemeroptera: 7.5, Hemiptera: 1.8, Homoptera: 11.1, Hymenoptera: 6.6, Lepidoptera: 15.2, Neuroptera: 0.2, Orthoptera: <0.05, Trichoptera: 18.3, Other: 0.1 Relative proportion 177 Northern IN Exposure Factor Datasets USA Coleoptera: 2.8, Diptera: 2.4, Ephemeroptera: 2.0, Hemiptera: 0.6, Homoptera: 1.9, Hymenoptera: 1.4, Lepidoptera: 2.8, Neuroptera: 0.1, Orthoptera: NR, Trichoptera: 2.9, Other: 0.1
Citation:

Foods of bats (Family Vespertilionidae) at five locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Author(s)
Thomas, H.H., Moosman, P.R., Veilleux, J.P. and Holt, J.
Issue
2
Volume
126
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Dietary Composition Arachnida: 0.5, Orthoptera: 0.5, Hemiptera: 2.5, Neuroptera: 1.1, Coleoptera: 21.6, Hymenoptera: 5.3, Trichoptera: 13.1, Lepidoptera: 30.7, Diptera: 16.4, Unidentified Arthropoda: 5.6, Vegetation: 0.5 Mean % volume B Not Reported 154 NH and MA Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Arachnida: 10, Orthoptera: 4, Hemiptera: 30, Neuroptera: 7, Coleoptera: 71, Hymenoptera: 23, Trichoptera: 37, Lepidoptera: 82, Diptera: 49, Unidentified Arthropoda: 41, Vegetation: 5 % occurrence B Not Reported 154 NH and MA Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

Changes in body mass and fat reserves in pre-hibernating little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Author(s)
Kunz, T.H., Wrazen, J.A. and Burnett, C.D.
Issue
1
Volume
5
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Body Fat (total or %) Maternity site: 10.30, swarming site: 9.03 % F Juvenile 6 Aeolist Cave, East Dorset Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Body Weight - Mean See citation Figure 1 & Table 1 By month B Both Adults and Juveniles Aeolist Cave, East Dorset Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Body Fat (total or %) Maternity site: 7.03, swarming site: 26.80 % F Adult 6 Aeolist Cave, East Dorset Exposure Factor Datasets USA
Citation:

DDE in brown and white fat of hibernating bats.

Author(s)
Clark Jr, D.R. and Krynitsky, A.J.
Issue
4
Volume
31
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Countries Error
Body Fat (total or %) 3.02 Brown fat as % total weight % M Adult 4 Round Top Mountain, Washington County Exposure Factor Datasets Hibernating USA 0.358
Body Fat (total or %) 13.45 White fat as % total weight % M Adult 4 Round Top Mountain, Washington County Exposure Factor Datasets Hibernating USA 1.01
Body Weight - Mean 7.1 g M Adult 4 Round Top Mountain, Washington County Exposure Factor Datasets Hibernating USA 0.5
Citation:

Changes in body composition during reproduction and postnatal growth in the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).

Author(s)
Reynolds, S. and Kunz, T.H.
Issue
1
Volume
7
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Countries
Body Fat (total or %) 23.92 Overall % lean dry mass % F Adult 6 Peterborough Exposure Factor Datasets Early pregnancy USA
Body Fat (total or %) 23.72 Overall % lean dry mass % F Adult 7 Peterborough Exposure Factor Datasets Late pregnancy USA
Body Fat (total or %) 24.19 Overall % lean dry mass % F Adult 12 Peterborough Exposure Factor Datasets Lactation USA
Body Fat (total or %) 25.55 Overall % lean dry mass % F Adult 1 Peterborough Exposure Factor Datasets Post-lactation USA
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