Also known as the western big-eared bat, the long-eared bat, and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose. These bats, whose bodies are ...

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).

Flying foxes, also known as fruit bats, are large bats, with wingspans of up to 1.5 meters and can weigh up to 3 pounds ...

Keen’s myotis is brown in color, darker above than below, and its fur is silky, not glossy like that of the little brown bat which it resembles. The ears of this species are long, narrow, and extend ...

"It's about focusing," said Dr Wohlgemuth of the superior colliculus. For this study, his team trained a wild Big Brown Bat to sit still and wait for a food reward to arrive on a zip wire.

The defining feature of a Townsend's big-eared bat is, unsurprisingly, its ears, which can reach a length of 1.5 inches (38 millimeters). The large ears funnel sound into the ear canal ...