Tag: little brown bats

Big brown bats may be taking over the ecological food niche of little brown bats due to the latter’s greater susceptibility to a deadly fungal pathogen. “We’ve gone from a...

The deadly white-nose syndrome has wiped out almost all northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis), little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) and tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in North America in the past...

Little brown bats that survive the deadly white-nose syndrome have different genes than those that have died from it, researchers found, suggesting an evolutionary path for bats to survive a...

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome thrives in warmer areas — the same temperatures that little brown bats prefer to hibernate in. That can create an “ecological trap” for the...

Tests have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats for the first time in Montana. The presence Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd, was confirmed...

North Dakota wildlife officials say a group of bats there died of white-nose syndrome, the first known cases in the state. The little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) were found in...

Some bats are developing adaptations to white-nose syndrome that allow them to survive the deadly disease, according to a recent study. Comparing little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) that died from...

Attics don’t just provide a place to stash old record collections and keepsakes. In Yellowstone National Park, they provide the perfect place for female bats to weather cold summers, and...

Big brown bats may be taking over the ecological food niche of little brown bats due to the latter’s greater susceptibility to a deadly fungal pathogen. “We’ve gone from a...

Under the best of circumstances, bats can be tricky to study. In North Dakota, where caves are few and bats may roost wherever they can find a rocky crevice, it...