The big brown bat is the Adirondack’s largest bat; only the hoary bat is larger. The long, lustrous fur is brown. The ears, wing and tail membranes are black. Total length is 105-123 mm (4.1-4.8 in).

The big brown bat is one of 16 species across the Show Me State, and is one of the most common in the Kansas City region.

The big brown bat is one of the largest bats in the state, measuring 4 to 5.1 inches in length and weighing less than an ounce. Their large size and uniformly brown fur color make them one of ...

While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...

Unfounded claims that bats get stuck in people’s hair, that all bats have rabies, and Hollywood’s influence (for example, the concept of blood-sucking vampires) often put bats in a negative light.

Of the world’s 1,400 bat species, only eight live in Minnesota. Four of the eight spend the winter hibernating ...

Their fur is light to dark brown, and their bellies are tan. They have a sizeable wingspan as well, measuring some 12 to 13 inches. The Ozark big-eared bat feeds primarily on moths but may also ...

Undaunted, Banerjee joined Misra’s research group at the University of Saskatchewan, where he devoted his master’s degree research to creating immortalized big brown bat cells, the first cell line of ...