Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Quercus macrocarpa (Bur Oak) [Fagaceae]
(observations are from Schorger, Veilleux et al., Baerwald et al., and Swier)
Birds
Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [acorns of this & other oak species were an important source of food] Sch1955
Mammals
Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) [this tree was used for roost sites in eastern South Dakota] Sw2003, Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) [foliage of this tree was selected 36.8% of the time for summer roost sites by nursing females in Manitoba & this tree is strongly preferred for this purpose] BGB2012, Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Bat) [this tree was used for roost sites in eastern South Dakota] Sw2003, Perimyotis subflavus (Tricolored Bat) [dead or live foliage of this tree was selected 2.7% of the time as a summer roost site by maternal colonies in Indiana & this tree is highly preferred for this purpose] VWV2003