Bats of British Columbia

Bats of British Columbia

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These exquisite photos are shared here with the permission of photographer Jared Hobbs, one of the co-authors of the Royal BC Museum’s handbook Bats of British Columbia (2022).

Bat Biology

Pallid bat in flight over a surface of water. Labels on the image show the anatomy of the bat.
Two superimposed images of bats. One image shows a pallid bat in flight with an upward wing stroke, and the other with a downward stroke.
A close-up of a spotted bat’s head with ears and tragus.
Pallid bat gliding across a body of water with its jaw open, and water dripping from its mouth. The calm water shows a near-perfect reflection of the bat.
A female bat is held by its tail by a researcher wearing blue gloves. A prevolant pup (a pup that is too young to fly) buries its face in the mother’s fur.
A bat pokes its head out of a crevice in an old-growth tree.
A close-up of a bat’s head with orange dots (chigger mites) on its ears and nose.
Side profile of a Yuma myotis with a silver band. It is held by a researcher wearing blue gloves.
A biologist with a head lamp holds a bat in the dark.

BC Bats

In British Columbia, there are 15 species of bats, which are described in the Royal BC Museum’s new handbook, Bats of British Columbia

Side profile of a pallid bat sitting on a rock with its mouth open.
Side profile of a Townsend’s big-eared bat sitting on an angled rock.
Side profile of a big brown bat on a rock.
Spotted bat with widespread wings on a rock. White spots are visible on its black fur.
Side profile of an eastern red bat sitting on a tree branch.
Side profile of a hoary bat sitting on a rock. Green leaves are in the background.
Silver-haired bat hanging upside down on a branch. Dorsal view shows the frosted fur.
Californian myotis attached to a tree trunk with widespread wings and open mouth.
Side profile of a long-eared myotis on a rock with light green moss.
Side profile of little brown myotis sitting on a rock with its mouth open.
Close-up image of dark-nosed small-footed myotis sitting on a rock. Focus is on the dark facial fur.
Northern myotis on a tree branch with lichen. Close-up image on its face shows its long ears.
Side profile of fringed myotis sitting on a mottled rock.
Forward-facing image of long-legged myotis sitting on a rock with lichen.
Yuma myotis sitting on a tree branch. Picture taken from above to show the dorsal fur.

 

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