Eptesicus fuscus
Big Brown Bat
As recorded: Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae
- Collected by
- E L Moseley
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Bowling Green (Normal College)
- Island
- Wood Co.
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eptesicus fuscus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,641 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
E Campus Dr, Syracuse, NY, US
(c) Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Sydenham Rd, South Frontenac, ON, CA
(c) julia_beach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Massachusetts, US
(c) spencerc98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Falls City, NE, US
(c) John Woodworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
San Benito County, US-CA, US
(c) Cole Ivie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Tennessee, US
(c) geotrope, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Eptesicus fuscus. BPBM 153546. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92999960. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153546.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92999960 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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