A bat identified by Juliet Craig, a biologist at Silverwing Ecological Consulting and project biologist at Kootenay Community Bat Project, as a little brown bat (sometimes called little brown myotis) was seen grabbing a nap during daylight hours on Saturday, August 3.
This species of the genus Myotis (mouse-eared bats) is one of the most common bats of North America.
Valuable to the ecosystem, these bats are insectivores, helping to keep a whole range of insect populations under control.
Their diet makes this species beneficial to agriculture as it eats many species of agricultural pests.