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They are all insectivorous and eat a variety of insects and spiders, [1] but some bats with long toes which trawl for insects on top of the water, such as the long-fingered bat Daubenton's bat, Maluku myotis, Rickett's big-footed bat, and pond bat, may sometimes supplement their diet with small fish from still waters.
The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz).
As of February 2011, at least three states had an official bat. Hawai'i named the Hawaiian hoary bat as the official state land mammal in April 2015. [2] The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [3]
The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.
Holts' long-eared bat (Nyctophilus holtorum) Lord Howe long-eared bat (Nyctophilus howensis) Western long-eared bat (Nyctophilus major) [76] Small-toothed long-eared bat (Nyctophilus microdon) New Guinea long-eared bat (Nyctophilus microtis) New Caledonian long-eared bat (Nyctophilus nebulosus) Tasmanian long-eared bat (Nyctophilus sherrini) [75]
Three species—the Lord Howe long-eared bat, Christmas Island pipistrelle, and Sturdee's pipistrelle—have been made extinct since 1500 CE. The 275 extant species of Vespertilioninae are divided between 45 genera , ranging in size from 1 to 33 species.
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Indiana bat: Myotis sodalis: ... Grey long-eared bat: Plecotus austriacus: 102 million [370] = LC [371] Hairy big-eared bat: Micronycteris hirsuta: 100 million [372 ...