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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).
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 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
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]
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.
In 2012 the northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) was reported to be extirpated from all sites where the disease has been present for more than four years. [8] In 2009, the Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus), the official state bat of Virginia, [19] and the gray bat had yet to suffer measurable declines.
The contestestants include "Hoary Potter," a hoary bat from Oregon and a Townsend's big-eared bat named “Sir Flaps-A-Lot” from Utah. You can vote for the best-looking bat in viral fifth annual ...
Federal officials Tuesday proposed designating the Northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly fungus, as an endangered species. The population has plummeted since colonies ...