Eighty-five northern myotis yielded 2 species of mites and one species of true bug. |
We never observed the raccoon take an Indiana myotis, but predation was the likely intent, given that raccoons are known predators on bats. |
Unlike the activities of the woodpeckers, a raccoon that denned in a hollow on the Indiana myotis roost tree made clear attempts to capture bats as they exited the roost. |
The Myotis or mouse-eared bats are a genus of small, plain brown bats and include the most common and numerous species in the country. |
The vespertilionid genus Myotis has the widest distribution of all bat genera. |
We have been pleased to note sustained growth in population numbers of both the cave myotis and the endangered lesser long-nosed bat. |