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 ...

Arizona is home to 28 bat species, from the small, agile Myotis to the newest discovery, Mexican long nosed bats. And the "Phoenix Bat Cave," a storm tunnel along the Arizona Canal near 37th Place ...

Many people are surprised to learn that there are bats in Alaska at all, said Blejwas, who is based in Juneau. They’ve proven ...

Six species have the disease, one of which had been declared endangered long before white-nose syndrome: the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). Three others are at very high risk, including the gray ...

25 ounces and total body length is approximately 3.5 inches. As its name suggests, this bat is distinguishable from other Myotis species by its long ears, which extend beyond its nose when pushed ...

where a colony of greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis) live. There the researchers captured 10 females and ... Lisa Winter became social media editor for The Scientist in 2017. In addition to her ...

A female Yuma myotis is in flight pursuing a moth. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...

Arizona has 28 species of bats that eat annoying insects and pollinate plants. Here's when they come out and what to do if one gets in your house.