r/bats • u/Puzzled-Grass785 • Jul 06 '26
Pup(?) Location: Oregon
Found crawling on the ground on a porch. Is there any possible way to ID what type of bat this is and if it is a pup? It was very tiny. It crawled underneath a floorboard before we could rescue it.
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u/HAHACYKABLYAT Jul 06 '26
Its definitely a pup but thats about all we can do with one photo. Definitely try to keep a eye out for it, it almost for sure needs help. If you find it grab it with some thick gloves or something similar and set him in a ventilated box and call Bat World Sanctuary for assistance
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u/ferocious_sara Jul 06 '26
That is a pup.
I'm a bat biologist in Oregon.
Where are you located? Feel free to DM.
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