Table 1 Bats captured, number of fecal samples collected, number of samples analyzed, number of Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) for each bat species within insect orders, and bat species foraging strategies in private, working forest landscapes across four states (Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina) of the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain from late-January to mid-March 2021–2022.
From: Winter diet of bats in working forests of the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain
Species | Bats captured | Fecal samples | Samples analyzed | Coleoptera | Diptera | Lepidoptera | Other | Orders | Foraging strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lasiurus seminolus | 79 | 60 | 44 | 158 | 314 | 383 | 155 | 19 | Edge-space aerial foragers |
Nycticeius humeralis | 75 | 54 | 32 | 281 | 371 | 132 | 216 | 22 | Edge-space aerial foragers |
Myotis austroriparius | 41 | 37 | 14 | 202 | 186 | 132 | 68 | 17 | Narrow-space, aerial-gleaning forager |
Perimyotis subflavus | 25 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 218 | 75 | 89 | 13 | Edge-space aerial foragers |
Lasiurus borealis | 25 | 21 | 11 | 65 | 72 | 153 | 79 | 16 | Edge-space aerial foragers |
Eptesicus fuscus | 14 | 12 | 10 | 200 | 77 | 92 | 73 | 16 | Open and edge-space aerial foragers |
Lasiurus cinereus | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Open-space aerial foragers |
Dasypterus intermedius | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | Open-space aerial foragers |
Total | 264 | 209 | 126 | 610 | 684 | 551 | 282 | 22 |
