#vespertilionoidea

[animalids]

Naked bat (Cheiromeles torquatus)

Photo by Chien Lee

#greater naked bat #naked bat #free tailed bat #cheiromeles torquatus #cheiromeles #molossinae #molossidae #vespertilionoidea #yangochiroptera #chiroptera #mammalia #tetrapoda #vertebrata #chordata #beautiful species

[dendroica]

Cluster of endangered Indiana bats (via USFWS Midwest Region)

Indiana bats are known as social animals that don’t need much personal space. In fact, they’re known to cluster so tightly that 500 bats can fit within a square foot!

Photo by Andrew King/USFWS.

#Indiana Bat #Myotis sodalis #Myotis #Myotinae #Vespertilionidae #Vespertilionoidea #Yangochiroptera #Chiroptera #Mammalia #mammal #bat #endangered #cave #Missouri

[animalids]

Vesper bat (Vespertilioninae)

Photo by darkday

#id'ing #unidentifiable #vespertilioninae #vespertilionidae #vespertilionoidea #yangochiroptera #chiroptera #mammalia #tetrapoda #vertebrata #chordata

[dendroica]

Ozark Big-eared Bat Cluster (via USFWS Midwest Region)

Photo by Richard Stark/USFWS.

#Ozark Big-eared Bat #Corynorhinus townsendii ingens #Corynorhinus townsendii #Corynorhinus #Plecotini #Vespertilioninae #Vespertilionidae #Vespertilionoidea #Yangochiroptera #Chiroptera #Mammalia #mammal #bat #endangered #Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge #Ozark Plateau NWR #Oklahoma

[dendroica]

Healthy Virginia big-eared bat (via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region)

Single healthy Virginia big-eared bat in Hellhole, Pendleton County, WV

Credit: Jeff Hajenga, WVDNR

#Virginia Big-eared Bat #Townsend's Big-eared Bat #Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus #Corynorhinus townsendii #Corynorhinus #Vespertilionidae #Vespertilionoidea #Yangochiroptera #Chiroptera #Mammalia #bat #West Virginia

[dendroica]

Little brown bat cluster (via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region)

Little brown bats at Aeolus Cave.

Photo credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS

#Little Brown Bat #Myotis lucifugus #Myotis #Myotinae #Vespertilionidae #Vespertilionoidea #Microchiroptera #Chiroptera #Mammalia #bat #cave #Vermont