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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

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 ...

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