The team was looking for Sturnira koopmanhilli — a rare, vulnerable bat species. Much of what is known about the bat has been learned from studying museum specimens, so scientists launched a ...

This bat species is part of the leaf-nosed bat family, meaning they have a triangular flap of tissue shaped like a leaf at the end of their noses. Those noses help them detect the scent of ...

The tricolored bat ranges across most of eastern North America and the midwestern United States. Tricolored bats are a hibernating species and have the longest hibernation period of any bat species in ...

Though most species inhabit the tropical and semitropical areas of the world, they are still common in the United States and are most numerous in the Southwest. Some bats prefer to roost in barns, ...