Four of the nine species of Adirondack bats belong to the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. The little brown bat is the most abundant of the four, and is the common bat of the region. During the ...

All bats in Kentucky and Indiana are insectivorous, catching insects in flight or on plants. For example, one Little Brown Bat can catch 600 mosquitoes or more an hour making them a great natural ...

Keen’s myotis is brown in color, darker above than below, and its fur is silky, not glossy like that of the little brown bat which it resembles. The ears of this species are long, narrow, and extend ...

With more than 40 species of bats found in North America, chances are good that these flying mammals are cruising through your neighborhood. Attract bats by protecting canopy trees, eliminating ...

A year later, people began to report something peculiar: little brown bats flying outside nearby caves during daylight in the midst of winter. A little brown bat is a tiny creature, smaller than a ...

Of the world’s 1,400 bat species, only eight live in Minnesota. Four of the eight spend the winter hibernating The big brown bat is one of MInnesota's eight known bat species and one of four ...

Once the most common species of bat in Pennsylvania, the little brown bat is now endangered. However, there are things you can do to help. Steph Stronsick and Eric Morlock of the Pennsylvania Bat ...

A 2010 study in the journal Science predicted that the little brown bat—once one of the most common bat species in North America—may go extinct in the eastern United States within 16 years.

During winter, in northern Canada, little brown bats go into a form of hibernation called torpor and only need to breathe once every 90 minutes to stay alive. A single bat can consume one third of ...

As its name suggests, this bat is distinguishable from other Myotis species by its long ears, which extend beyond its nose when pushed forward (average length .625 inches). This species is similar in ...

Affected bat colonies have declined by as much as 99 percent — some even greater. Some species in parts of the Northeast, like the once-common little brown bat, are almost gone. Scientists predict the ...

Biologists have confirmed that bats in Pennsylvania are infected with a mysterious syndrome that has already killed thousands of bats throughout the Northeast over the past two years. White Nose ...