However, these adorably fluffy creatures can also be found ... The IUCN considers the bat a near-threatened species. Heliconia plants, especially the leaves, are essential to the bat’s survival.

DNA analysis indicates these bats may be members of a new, undescribed species, but more research is required to confirm, according to the study. Getty Images/iStockphoto On the western slopes of ...

WASHINGTON— A federal judge on Tuesday overturned a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect northern long-eared bats as threatened rather than endangered under the Endangered Species ...