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

Spix’s disc-winged bats normally have “dark brown fur” with some “reddish brown” patches and a lighter underside, but this bat had “uniform white” fur, researchers said.

But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same mutation in a gene that affects pigment production, their offspring will have white fur. To confirm this, researchers used wire snares to ...

Minnesota bat populations are dropping at the hands of a fungal disease, heightening concern among experts for a federally-listed endangered species. White-nose syndrome is being attributed for ...