The fur of the Indiana bat is a dull grayish brown on the upper part of the body, and only slightly paler below. The texture of the fur is fine and fluffy, and each dorsal hair is tricolored: blackish ...

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on ...

The little brown bat is an exception because it resembles both Keen's myotis (M. septentrionalis) and the Indiana bat (M. sodalis). The little brown bat has long hairs on each hind foot which extend ...

At Mammoth Cave, mass mortality has also occurred among the Indiana bat, the park's cave resources management specialist, ...

There are four other cave-dwelling bat species in the area: the Indiana bat, the northern long-eared bat, the tri-colored bat, and the small-footed bat. Two species – the northern long-eared bad ...

The number of federally endangered Indiana bats is increasing after a disease similar to COVID nearly wiped them out.

Because it’s the first of its kind for bats, it could also become a model for similar plans elsewhere. The proposed general conservation plan covers the Indiana bat and the northern long-eared ...

Authorities arrested an Indiana woman accused of hitting a pregnant woman with a baseball bat while calling her multiple ...

Davidson wrote the service identified the gray bat, Indiana bat, northern long-eared bat, Ozark big-eared bat and tricolored bat among the species potentially occurring in the project's boundaries.

Bat guano — a.k.a., droppings — preserves evidence of past fires, a recent analysis suggests, providing an “unconventional” record that could help scientists learn more about fire history.

Every fall, Indiana bats gather in swarms at chosen hibernating spots to mate, swooping in and out of caves from dusk till dawn. Some humans might find this a frightening sight, but in fact bats are ...