Article: Bats of Fort Leavenworth military reservation and nearby areas of eastern Kansas and western Missouri.

Although nine species of bats are considered resident in northeastern Kansas, we caught only six (198 individuals). Big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) comprised 77% of the catch, and three species--hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis), and eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)--were each represented by one individual. Five captures of three species were county records: red bats in Linn and Miami counties, northern myotis in Leavenworth County, and evening bats in Leavenworth and Miami counties. The mean rate of capture was 9.4 bats/net site (Species Diversity Index: SDI = 15.0) and 2.9 bats/net night (SDI = 4.9). We captured no bats ... <0.001), but was similar for all species combined excluding the big brown bat ([chi square] = 8.353; P = 0.079). Captures decreased over the sampling period. The rate of capture of red and evening bats was similar in all habitats sampled (P>

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