Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1796
Primary Source Reference:
A Scientific and Descriptive Catalogue of Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, 1796), p. 14
Additional Source Text:
"This is the most common species in the neighbourhood of Philadelphia."
Notes:
This specimen, first described in this source, is the type specimen for this species.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Brown Bat
Peale's Scientific Name:
Vespertila fuscus
Current Common Name:
Big brown bat
Current Scientific Name
Eptesicus fuscus
