Bats

Caution

Overall Condition

Unknown

Overall Trend

Low

Overall Confidence
Metric Condition Trend Confidence
1. Species Richness

Percent of sites with a richness score greater than 7


Good

Unknown

Low
2. Pallid and Townsend's big-eared bat detections

Percent of sites with a pallid bat and/or a Townsend's big-eared bat detections


Caution

Unknown

Low
Current Status
The current overall condition status of the Bats Species Indicator is Caution based on the two metric condition values we selected. More high-quality data are needed to determine trends. While it is uncertain whether bat diversity is declining across the MSPA (Metric1), there are indications some populations may be declining, such as for pallid and Townsend's big-eared bats (Metric 2). Future metrics are planned to assess threats to roosting and foraging habitats for the bat community and effectiveness of management actions.
Species information
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Species Information

Metric 1 - Species Richness

Good

Overall Condition

Unknown

Overall Trend

Low

Overall Confidence

Metric 2 - Pallid and Townsend's big-eared bat detections

Caution

Overall Condition

Unknown

Overall Trend

Low

Overall Confidence