Regional program

Omineca

Based in Prince George, the Omineca region is home to 7 of the 15 bat species found in British Columbia.

Rebecca Althammer

Coordinator

1-855-922-2287 ext. 26 ominecabats@gmail.com
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Landscape in the Omineca region of British Columbia.
The program

Local help, close to home.

Based in Prince George, the region includes communities north to McLeod Lake, Mackenzie, and Williston Lake; south to 100 Mile Lake; west to Endako, including Fraser Lake; and east to Valemount.

The Omineca region is home to 7 of the 15 bat species found in British Columbia (of 18 Canadian species in total). All Canadian bats eat insects, making them essential to protecting crops and forests. In 2023, the BC Community Bat Program extended its offices to the Omineca region.

Partners
  • BC Conservation Foundation
Who flies here

Bats of Omineca.

An estimated 7 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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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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Northern Myotisendangered
Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis
Forearm34–38 mm
RoostTrees, under bark
RangeNorthern BC
Call40 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 Omineca?

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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