Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome

A small brown bat with what looks like white powder on its nose. The white is in fact a fungus.

Photo By/Credit

Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation)

Date Shot/Created

10/31/2008

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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This little brown bat has white-nose syndrome, a disease that is deadly to bats.

Ecosystem

Caves and Karst

Species

Myotis lucifugus

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