Open AccessPredation of a brown bat (Vespertilionidae) by a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) in Ontario, Canada
Author(s) -
Christopher M. Bunt,
Jeremy Webster,
Bailey Jacobson,
Fábio Silveira Vilella
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian field-naturalist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 0008-3550
DOI - 10.22621/cfn.v135i1.2579
Subject(s) - predation , lithobates , biology , zoology , ecology , hatching , amphibian
On 31 July 2019, a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) was observed consuming a Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) at Meux Creek, Neustadt, Ontario. The bat was likely roosting at a nearby undercut bank when it was predated by the frog, which required nearly 90 min to consume its prey. This is the first record of a Green Frog consuming a bat species in Canada.