The Topic: Bat Species On this page, there are links to varied types and species of bats. . . or you can return to the main webpage: Bats. This is one of several thematic topic projects. To see all the topics that have been completed, go to the 42eXplore Subject Index.   General Index Order Chiroptera from Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/chiroptera.html This comprehensive database indexes bats according to their suborder, family, and individual species.   Individual Types and Species   Big Brown Bat from the Western North Carolina Nature Center http://www.wildwnc.org/af/brownbat.html (See Also Brown Bat) Explore this animal's habits and history and see what one looks like! Other Brown Bat Websites: 2) Big Brown Bat from Mammals of Texas http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/eptefusc.htm 3) Big Brown Bat from the Canadian Museum of Nature http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/bigbat.htm 4) Eptesicus Fuscus: Big Brown Bat from Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eptesicus/e._fuscus$narrative.html   (Big-eared Bat) Virginia and Ozark Big-Eared Bats from the US Fish and Wildlife Service http://endangered.fws.gov/i/a/saa7r-.html (See Also Pallid Bat and Spotted Bat) Here you learn about the endangered big-eared bats. Other Related Websites: 2) Pale Townsend's Big-eared Bat from Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/others/nddanger/species/plectown.htm 3) Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat from The Mammals of Texas http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/plecrafi.htm 4) Townsend's Big-Eared Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/townsend.html 5) Townsend's Big-eared Bat from The Mammals of Texas http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/plectown.htm   (Brown Bats) (See Also Big Brown Bat) Learn about the varied species of brown bats. Other Websites for Brown Bats: 2) California Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/calimyot.html 3) Western Pipistrelle from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/westpip.html 4) Fringed Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/frinmyot.html 5) Little Brown Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/lbrwnmyo.html 6) Long-Eared Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/learmyot.html 7) Long-Legged Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/llegmyot.html 8) Small-Footed Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/smftmyot.html 9) Yuma Myotis from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/ymyotis.html   Dawn Bats from Animal Diversity, University of Michigan http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eonycteris/e._spelaea$narrative.html Learn about this fruit bat usually found in Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Philippines, Malaya, Indonesia. Related Website:   Flying Fox from PBS's Kratt's Creature World http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/aust/flyingfox/index.html (See Also: Fruit Bat) Learn facts about this cousin of bats. More Websites for Flying Foxes: 3) Flying Fox http://www.sonic.net/~mk/work/flyingfox.html 4) Flying-Foxes in Australia http://online.anu.edu.au/srmes/wildlife/batatlas/at_foxes.html   Free-tailed Bats http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/bigfree.html Here you learn about the different species of free-tailed bats. Other Related Websites:   2) Mexican Freetailed Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/mexfree.html 3) Western Mastiff Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/westmast.html   (Fruit Bat) Cynopterus Brachyotic from Lubee Foundation Bat Collection (See Also: Flying Fox) See a photo and read a short description of this bat, also known as the dog-faced fruit bat or short-nosed fruit bat. Other Websites for Fruit Bats: 2) Egyptian Fruit Bat from the Organization for Bat Conservation http://members.aol.com/obcbats/Egyptianfruitbatinfo.html 3) Fruit Bat at Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bat/Fruitbatcoloring.shtml 4) Fruit Bats form Wild Ones http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/fruitBat.html   Furry-tailed Bats from Bats of Arizona (See Also Hawaiian Hoary Bat) Learn more about the silver-haired bat, western red bat, hoary bat, and the southern yellow bat. Related Websites: 2) Hoary Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/hoarybat.html 3) Little-Known World of Hoary Bats http://www.batcon.org/batsmag/v13n4-1.html 4) Red Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/redbat.html 5) Silver-Haired Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/silverhr.html 6) Southern Yellow Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/yellobat.html   Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) from the US Fish and Wildlife Service http://endangered.fws.gov/i/a/saa4l.html This website summarizes the characteristics of this endangered bat species. Related Websites: 2) Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) http://ifw2es.fws.gov/Oklahoma/graybat.htm 3) Gray Bat in North Carolina http://nc-es.fws.gov/mammal/graybat.html   Hawaiian Hoary Bat http://pacificislands.fws.gov/wesa/hrybatindex.html This site introduces the only native land mammal of Hawai'i, an endangered bat that is also called the `ope`ape`a. Related Websites: 2) Biogeography of the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Ope’ape’a) http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/Spring99Projects/hoarybat.html   Indiana Bat ( Myotis Sodalis) from the US Fish and Wildlife Service http://endangered.fws.gov/i/a/saa08.html Learn about this bat species that is listed as endangered. Other Websites for the Indiana Bat: 2) Indiana Bat http://www.siec.k12.in.us/cannelton/indiana.htm 3) Indiana Bat in North Carolina http://nc-es.fws.gov/mammal/indianabat.html 4) Indiana Bats by R.D. Drobney and R.L. Clawson from Missouri Department of Conservation http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/frame/c164.htm   Leaf-nosed Bats Learn about the various species of leaf-nosed bats. Related Websites: 2) California Leaf-nosed Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/calleaf.html 3) California Leaf-nosed Bat, Sophisticated Desert Survivor http://www.batcon.org/batsmag/v16n4-3.html 4) California Leaf-nosed Bat http://www.co.pima.az.us/cmo/sdcp/sdcp2/fsheets/vuln/clnb.html 5) California Leaf-nosed Bat http://www.sibr.com/mammals/M019.html 6) Mexican Long-tongued Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/mexlngtg.html   Pallid Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/pallid.html (See Also Big-eared Bats) Here is a brief description and photo of the pallid bat. Other Pallid Bat Sites: 2) Antrozous Pallidus: Pallid Bat from the Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan 3) Pallid Bat from The Royal British Columbia Museum http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/end_species/species/pbat.html   Spotted Bat from Bats of San Diego County http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/spotdbat.html (See Also Big-eared Bat) Here is a brief description and photo of the spotted bat. Other Spotted Bat Websites: 2) Euderma Maculatum: Spotted Bat from University of California, Berkeley http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~sofia/bats/Spotted_Bat.html 3) Meet the Spotted Bat from Bats Northwest http://www.batsnorthwest.org/batsArticle.asp?ID=64 4) Spotted Bat from Environment Canada http://www.especesenperil.gc.ca/Species/English/SearchDetail.cfm?SpeciesID=170 5) Spotted Bat from the Organization for Bat Conservation http://www.batconservation.org/content/meetourbats/spottedbatinfo.htm   (Vampire Bat) Desmodus Rotundus at Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/desmodus/d._rotundus This site features geographic range, characteristics, natural history, and more on the common vampire bat. Other Vampire Bat Sites: 2) Biogeography of Vampire Bat http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/vampire.htm 3) Natural History of the Vampire Bat by D. Tomlinson http://www.batconservation.org/content/meetourbats/vampire.htm 4) Vampire Bat at Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bat/Vbatcoloring.shtml 5) Vampire Bat from The Wild Ones http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/vampire.html 6) Vampire Bats http://www.angelfire.com/va/vampirebats/        Created by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson, 10/01. Updated 9/05.