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.

It's important not to disturb hibernating bats. Shaking them will cause a loss of fat reserves they rely on to get to the end ...

For example, one Little Brown Bat can catch 600 mosquitoes or more an hour making them a great natural form of insect control. Bats in other countries eat fruit, fish, small mammals, and yes, blood.

There is everything from garden paths with manicured surroundings to more wild routes with some elevation changes. There are ...

All Wisconsin bats are doing poorly in the state including the little brown bat shown here; property owners can help them by erecting bat houses.

The little brown bat is the most common bat in New York State. It has now emerged from hibernation and likely lives in a forest, rock crevice, cave or building near you.

For example, one Little Brown Bat can catch 600 mosquitoes or more an hour making them a great natural form of insect control. Bats in other countries eat fruit, fish, small mammals, and yes, blood.

Millie Mine, located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, is home to one of the largest bat colonies in North America. Little brown bats and big brown bats, both insectivores, inhabit the mine, with 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 ...

Now, the Little Brown Bat, once the most common species of bat in Pennsylvania, is on the state endangered species list.

Little Brown Bats could be extinct in 65 years due to White-nose Syndrome, according to the Great Smokies Mountains National Park.

The little brown bat is the most common bat in New York State. It has now emerged from hibernation and likely lives in a forest, rock crevice, cave or building near you.