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The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz).
The 121 extant species of Myotinae are divided between three genera: Eudiscopus and Submyotodon with one species each, and Myotis, or the mouse-eared bats, with the other 119. A few extinct prehistoric myotine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.
The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, which crosses over Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, is the world's largest urban bat colony. Seventeen species of bats live in the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, including a large number of Mexican free-tailed bats. [1]
“The Indiana bat, which is sparsely distributed across New York, is a federally endangered bat listed before white-nose syndrome later began affecting bat populations,” the DEC reports. “The ...
Indiana is home to 12 native species of bats. Wyandotte Cave is occupied by members of nine of those 12 species; the total bat population is over 30,000. The most common bat in the cave is the endangered Myotis sodalis (commonly known as the Indiana bat), followed by the Myotis lucifugus (commonly known as the little brown bat). [13]
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Indiana bat: Myotis sodalis: 387 300 [31] NT [31] [31] Though numbers are large compared to other bats classified as endangered, this species is listed as such due to a >50% decline over the past decade. [31] Straw-coloured fruit bat: Eidolon helvum: 1.14 billion [32] = NT [33] Pallas's long-tongued bat: Glossophaga soricina: 1.03 billion [34 ...