Regional program

Mid Vancouver Island

A Community Bat Program serving the mid-Island, delivered locally with support from the Nanaimo Area Land Trust.

Mandi Jensen

Coordinator

1-855-922-2287 ext. 16 midislandbats@gmail.com
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Landscape in the Mid Vancouver Island region of British Columbia.
The program

Local help, close to home.

Mid Vancouver Island is served by a local Community Bat Program coordinator who can help you with bats in buildings, species identification, bat houses, and the Annual Bat Count. Reach out using the contact details on this page.

Partners
  • Nanaimo Area Land Trust
  • BC Conservation Foundation
Who flies here

Bats of Mid Vancouver Island.

An estimated 10 of BC’s 15 species occur here. Swipe through the field guide, tap the on a photo for credits.

Little Brown Myotisendangered
Little Brown Myotis
Myotis lucifugus
Forearm33–40 mm
RoostBuildings, trees
RangeThroughout BC
Call40 kHz
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Big Brown Batstable
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Forearm41–52 mm
RoostBuildings, attics
RangeThroughout BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Yuma Myotisstable
Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Forearm31–38 mm
RoostBuildings near water
RangeSouthern BC
Call45–50 kHz
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California Myotisstable
California Myotis
Myotis californicus
Forearm30–36 mm
RoostTree cavities, bark
RangeSouthern BC
Call45–50 kHz
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Long-eared Myotisstable
Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
Forearm34–41 mm
RoostTree bark, stumps
RangeAcross BC
Call30–35 kHz
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Long-legged Myotisstable
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Forearm34–44 mm
RoostBuildings, snags
RangeMost of BC
Call40 kHz
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Silver-haired Batstable
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Forearm38–45 mm
RoostUnder tree bark
RangeForested BC
Call25–30 kHz
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Hoary Batstable
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Forearm50–57 mm
RoostTree foliage
RangeMost of BC
Call~20 kHz
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Townsend's Big-eared Batthreatened
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii
Forearm40–49 mm
RoostCaves, mines
RangeSouthern BC
Call~25 kHz
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Fringed Myotisthreatened
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
Forearm38–45 mm
RoostRock, buildings
RangeS. Interior
Call20–25 kHz
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Species ranges are approximate. See the full field guide to BC’s bats →

Your local program

Have bats in the Mid Vancouver Island?

Whether you’ve found a bat, have a colony in a building, or want to join the Annual Bat Count, your local program can help.

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