Northern Longeared (IMAGE) University of California - Santa Cruz Caption The northern long-eared bat roosts by itself, but was found to have many cryptic connections with other bat species. It has been hard hit by white-nose syndrome. Credit Joseph Hoyt Usage Restrictions For use only with news coverage of this research. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.