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 ...

A deadly fungus that has already killed large portions of certain species of bat in the eastern U.S. might be spreading in ...

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 ...

Why You Want Bats in Your Backyard 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 ...

FILE - This undated photo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows little brown bats with the fuzzy white patches of fungus typical of white nose syndrome, which affects at least 12 species ...

There are about 30 species of bats across the Southeast, but the most common types that get into homes are the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus).

When Mike Riley bought a historic farmhouse in eastern Montana about 16 years ago, he didn’t know the attic provided a ...

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 ...

In Wisconsin, that means the tricolored bat, northern long-eared bat, big brown bat and little brown bat. Migratory bats are not known to be affected by the fungus. These bats often roost in trees and ...