This is the largest of all Adirondack bats. The soft, silky fur is long, longest on the neck where it forms a ruff. In color, the fur is dark mahogany to yellowish brown. The short, rounded ears are ...

These smudges are caused by the oils on the bats' fur as they brush against things while squeezing through cracks to enter ...

The bat’s tricolored fur appears dark at the base, lighter in the middle and dark at the tip, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. “We haven’t seen them with our own eyes ...

During the summer, few buildings with cracks or crevices near the eaves of roofs are without a colony of little brown bats. This species has glossy golden to olive brown fur, and is 80-102 mm ...

They have big, long legs that helps them to cling securely to bat fur. It's an adaptation that ensures they remain secure during flight—a critical survival trait for their novel lifestyle.

He held the animal in a leather-gloved hand so we could examine the bat’s thick, woolly fur, which made it look sweet and cuddly, and its protruding snout and sharp teeth, which made it look ...

Beyond the mythical ears, these bats have two distinctive facial glands on either side of their nose resembling a pair of mittens. Their fur is light to dark brown, and their bellies are tan.

625 inches). This species is similar in color to the little brown bat, with back fur dullish yellow-brown with brown shoulder spots, and belly fur pale gray. Females tend to be slightly larger and ...