Honduran white bats are among the tiniest fruit-eating bats ... The carotenoid comes from the peels of small figs that the bats eat. The figs are produced by a particular tree, Ficus columbrinae ...

Dorsal pelage varies from pale yellowish brown to darker golden brown; ventral pelage varies from pale buff to white. Sexes are physically similar. HABITAT: The eastern small-footed bat overwinters in ...

Some species in parts of the Northeast, like the once-common little brown bat, are almost gone. Scientists predict the federally listed Indiana bat will decline to less than 14 percent of its ...

While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...