Rafinesque’s big-eared bats are found in bottomland hardwoods and swamps in the Coastal Plain in Virginia. It is considered to be a cave or tree bat depending on its geographic location.

There are more than a dozen species that call Virginia home, including the Virginia big-eared bat, the Seminole bat and the ...

While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...

Northern long-eared bat. Image is available for media use ... Coal River Mountain Watch is a West Virginia nonprofit organization that works to stop the destruction of communities and environment by ...

Northern long-eared bat. Photo courtesy of Al Hicks ... Coal River Mountain Watch is a West Virginia nonprofit organization that works to stop the destruction of communities and environment by ...

Also known as the western big-eared bat, the long-eared bat, and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. These bats, whose bodies are ...