New Jersey supports 6 year-round resident bat species. The 2 species with which humans come into contact most frequently are big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) and little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus).

Learn the different types of BATS in New Jersey, AND how to identify by sight or sound. How many of these species have YOU seen?

Discover what types of bats are found in New Jersey - including the most common, smallest, largest, and protected bat species in the state, with detailed information and pictures.

2024年11月13日 · New Jersey is home to nine different species of bats, and whether you live on a farm, in the forest, along the shore or in a city, bats are most certainly close by. Tricolored Bats observed during a winter hibernation survey. During the warm months, bats roost by day in narrow nooks and crevices where other animals won’t see or can’t reach.

2024年11月13日 · Bat houses – also called bat boxes – are a great way to provide displaced bats with a new roost while keeping them in the neighborhood for bug control. Bat houses also reduce the chance of your “ousted” colony searching for another way into your home or settling into someone else’s.

Despite their slow reproduction, bats exist in large numbers and encompass one quarter of all mammal species, second in population only to rodents. Bats are the only true flying mammals and use echolocation to locate and acquire prey. Bat species found in New Jersey are insectivorous and can consume thousands of insects in a single night.

Only a small number of bats, usually from 30 to 65, are annually found infected with rabies in New Jersey. All of the bats found in New Jersey are strictly insect eaters; a bat can consume hundreds of insects in an hour.

Wildlife and nature in Northwest New Jersey Skylands: Bats are a fascinating group of animals. They’ve been flapping through the skies for more than fifty million years and are still the only mammals on Earth that can truly fly.

The primary goal of NJ Bats is to provide rescue and rehabilitation of New Jersey’s nine bat species. Other important goals are to protect wild bats and colonies from abuse and destruction, as well as increase public awareness about the benefits that bats provide to the environment.

Nine species of bats are considered regular residents of New Jersey. These include the little brown bat, big brown bat, northern long-eared bat, small-footed myotis, Eastern pipistrel, Indiana bat (state and federally endangered), hoary bat, red bat and silver-haired bat.