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 ...

The common name of this bat is an honor of the Reverend John Henry Keen who, in 1894, obtained the first specimen from which the species was described. Keen’s myotis is brown in color, darker above ...

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 ...

The new additions to New Jersey’s endangered species list include 11 butterflies, seven birds, four fish, four mammals, three reptiles and a type of bee. All are considered either “endangered” or ...

The syndrome affects three species of hibernating bat populations in Nova Scotia: the northern long-eared, the little brown ...

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).

Bat poop is also known as guano. The findings were published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases. open image in gallery A little brown bat. The species can be associated with ...

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 ...