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Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Quick Links DATA QA/QC Jump to Common QA/QC Warnings... Unknown Locations Survey Details Incomplete Survey Locations Unused Possible Duplicate Locations Search for Your Error/Warning Code Survey Locations Unused The "Some survey locations are unused" warning indicates that a spatial object (point, transect, or GRTS cell) has been saved as a survey location but no survey events have been associated with that location. This typically occurs when a user manually saves a location using the drawing tools on the project map or uploads a spatial object as a .kml/.geojson file but fails to provide survey metadata. The warning serves as a reminder to project members that the location has been saved and should either be associated with a survey event or deleted. To resolve error: Users may associate unused locations with existing surveys manually: 1. First identify the GRTS cell ID of the unused location (hover over the point on the project map to reveal the GRTS ID). 2. Data for a project’s GRTS cells is located beneath the project map. Scroll to the desired GRTS cell and expand its content to find and open the desired survey. 3. Click the survey's green Edit Survey Details button. A location (used or unused) may be selected from a dropdown menu within the editing tool, linking said location to the survey. Users may also associate unused locations with existing surveys using the Partner Portal's Bulk Upload tool: 1. Simply enter the location name (must match exactly) to the “Site Name" data column within the bulk upload template . Possible Duplicate Locations This warning indicates that the project contains ≥ 1 survey location(s) within 100 m of another saved location. Often, this occurs when a survey location is established and minor variations, either in the latitude/longitude or the location name, are introduced in subsequent survey years. This warning does not necessarily indicate an error. In some instances, survey locations may be within 100 m of another survey location, particularly for hibernacula surveys or emergence count events. However, in most instances (especially for stationary acoustic surveys) survey locations should not be within 100 m of another site, and these locations should be combined into a single survey site. Click the Show Possible Duplicate Locations button to expand the table and view all possible duplicate locations. To resolve duplicate locations: 1. The user must choose a location among the duplicates to survive in the project; the remaining duplicates are to be deleted after having their surveys migrated into the surviving location. 2. To migrate a survey out of a location, begin by clicking the location’s link in the “Possible Duplicate Locations” table; the location and its data menu will appear in the project map. A location’s surveys are viewable in the summary table at the bottom of the data menu. 3. Click any survey link within that table to be ushered to the survey details. Click the green Edit Survey Details button, then use the drop-down location options to reassign the survey to the chosen location. 4. Repeat this process for all surveys in a duplicate location; once the duplicate location is empty of surveys it may be deleted from the project. Show Unknown Locations The "Show Unknown Locations" warning indicates that a location has been provided at the GRTS cell level without X,Y coordinates. This can occur when users manually create a survey event through the user interface and indicate the site is an "Unknown or undisclosed location" or when users provide metadata through the bulk upload template with GRTS cell values but no latitude or longitude. Unknown locations are not necessarily errors; some users prefer to provide data at the GRTS-cell-level rather than the point level. In these cases, the "Show Unknown Locations" warning can be ignored. However, users may prefer to provide more detailed location information. Click the Show Unknown Locations button to expand the table and view all unknown locations. Users may manually add X,Y coordinates to an existing location. The user must create a new point within the target GRTS cell and migrate surveys from the unknown location: 1. Begin by clicking the link to the unknown location within the table; the GRTS cell containing the unknown location and its data menu will appear in the project map. 2. Mark a point on the map to replace the current unknown location, clicking the green Edit button to add a name and specific X,Y coordinates if desired. 3. Return to the “Show Unknown Locations” table and click the link to the original unknown location to begin migrating surveys to the new, coordinate-specified point. If surveys exist for the unknown location, they are displayed in a summary table below the location details. Click any present survey to expand its details in the list of project GRTS cells beneath the project map. 4. Click the survey’s green Edit Survey Details button. The new, coordinate-specific location may be selected from a dropdown menu within the editing tool, migrating the survey from the unknown location. 5. Repeat for all surveys within the unknown location. 6. When finished (i.e., the unknown location contains NO surveys), again follow its link in the “Show Unknown Locations” table. Use the resulting menu options to permanently delete the location from the project.

Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Resource Library RESOURCE LIBRARY Training Videos Reports & Background Docs Acoustic Survey Guidance Analyses Data Releases Software & Code Releases Helpful Links Training Videos Getting Started Intro to NABat View Video Using the Partner Portal Cell Selection Tool View Video Understanding the NABat Master Sample View Video What's in a [Site] Name? View Video Creating an NABat Partner Portal Project View Video The NABat R Package View Video Acoustics Planning, Prep, & Protocols for Stationary Acoustics View Video Processing Acoustic Data Using Kaleidoscope Pro View Video Reference Calls [Part 2] View Video Planning, Prep, & Protocols for Mobile Acoustics View Video Processing Acoustic Data Using SonoBat View Video Working with Large Datasets [Part 1] View Video Navigating the Updated Acoustic Upload Templates View Video Reference Calls [Part 1] View Video Working with Large Datasets [Part 2] View Video Non-Acoustics Understanding Bats through Community Science View Video Updated Capture Upload Template/ Aligning with USFWS Permit Reporting View Video The NEW NABat Transportation Structure Upload Template View Video Using PIT Tags to Study Bats View Video All About Winter Colony Counts View Video Bats in Transportation Structures View Video Year in Review 2024: Year in Review View Video 2023: Year in Review View Video Reports & Background Documents A Plan for the North American Bat Monitoring Program Link to Resource Monitoring Trends in Bat Populations of the United States and Territories: Problems and Prospects Link to Resource State of the Bats - Conservation Status and Threats to North American Bats Link to Resource Assessing Bridges, Culverts, and Tunnels for Bat Presence and Use Link to Resource NABat: A Top-down, Bottom-up Solution to Collaborative Continental-scale Monitoring Link to Resource Acoustic Survey Guidance A Guide to Processing Bat Acoustic Data for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Link to Resource NABat Mobile Acoustic SOP 1: Locating and Establishing Mobile Transect Routes Link to Resource NABat Mobile Acoustic SOP 2: Field Season and Survey Preparation Link to Resource NABat Mobile Acoustic SOP 3: Conducting Mobile Transect Surveys Link to Resource NABat Guide to Acoustic Detector Settings Link to Resource Configuring AudioMoth for Bat Acoustic Surveys Link to Resource NABat AudioMoth Configuration [config] File Link to Resource Analyses Evaluating Evidence of Changing Regional Occupancy of Four Bat Species in Response to Forest Management Practices Link to Resource Hierarchical Mixture Models and High-Resolution Monitoring Data Can Inform Siting and Operational Strategies to Mitigate Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Link to Resource Leveraging an Observed-Data Likelihood Improves the Use of Machine Learning Labels in Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Bioacoustic Data Link to Resource Multi-scale Predictors of Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Occupancy in the U.S. Link to Resource Estimating disease prevalence from preferentially sampled, pooled data Link to Resource Integrated Distribution Modeling Resolves Asynchrony between Bat Population Impacts and Occupancy Trends through Latent Abundance Link to Resource Predicting Bat Roosts in Bridges Using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees Link to Resource A novel method for estimating pathogen presence, prevalence, load, and dynamics at multiple scales Link to Resource The State of Bats in North America Link to Resource Using Mobile Acoustic Monitoring and False-positive N-mixture Models to Estimate Bat Abundance and Population Trends Link to Resource Joint Spatial Modeling Bridges the Gap Between Disparate Disease Surveillance and Population Monitoring Efforts Informing Conservation of At-risk Bat Species Link to Resource Statistical assessment on determining local presence of rare bat species Link to Resource Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis Link to Resource Analytical Assessment in Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment Link to Resource Spatial Guassian Processes Improve Multi-species Occupancy Models When Range Boundaries are Uncertain and Nonoverlapping Link to Resource Coupling Validation Effort with In Situ Bioacoustic Data Improves Estimating Relative Activity and Occupancy for Multiple Species with Cross-Species Misclassifications Link to Resource The Scope and Severity of White-nose Syndrome on Hibernating Bats in North America Link to Resource Modelling Misclassification in Multi-species Acoustic Data When Estimating Occupancy and Relative Activity Link to Resource Data Releases Results and Code from NABat's Integrated Species Distribution and Trend Models for Hoary Bat and Silver-haired Bat (2025) Link to Resource NABat Knitted Grid and Multi-scale Grid Covariates (2025) Link to Resource Summer Roost Site Suitability Analyses of Four North American Bat Species in the Eastern United States (2024) Link to Resource NABat Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Winter Abundance Predicted Population Estimates (2023) Link to Resource Supplemental Results and Code from NABat Integrated Species Distribution Model for Tricolored Bat (2025) Link to Resource Extrapolated Offshore Occupancy Predictions for Three Bat Species (2025) Link to Resource NABat Predicted Northern Long-eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities (2024) Link to Resource Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model: Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (2023) Link to Resource NABat One Health (version 2.0, 2025) Link to Resource Supplemental Results from Using Mobile Acoustic Monitoring and False-positive N-mixture Models for Bat Abundance (2024) Link to Resource NABat Integrated Summer Species Distribution Model Predicted Tricolored Bat Occupancy Probabilities (version 1.1, 2024) Link to Resource NABat Grid-based Offshore Sampling Frame (2022) Link to Resource NABat Master Sample and Grid-based Sampling Frame (2018) Link to Resource Software & Code Releases NABat R Data Connection Package (version 1.2.1, 2025) Link to Resource NABat Acoustic ML (version 2.0.0, 2024) Link to Resource NABat R Data Connection Package (version 1.1.0, 2024) Link to Resource NABat Acoustic ML (version 1.0.1, 2022) Link to Resource Ecosystems-nabat-FPabund: software for fitting false-positive N-mixture models using NABat mobile acoustic data (version 1.0.0, 2024) Link to Resource Helpful Links NABat R Package (nabatr) NABat Grid Cell Finder Data Tools and Resources from Southeast Bat Hub Field App Options

Bats We Monitor Allen's Big-eared Bat Idionycteris phyllotis Read More Photo credit: Ernie Valdez Arizona Myotis Myotis occultus Read More Photo credit: Ernie Valdez Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Read More Photo credit: Audrey Holstead Big Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis Read More Photo credit: Richard Hoyer Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Read More Photo credit: Ernest Valdez California Leaf-nosed Bat Macrotus californicus Read More Photo credit: Alan Harper California Myotis Myotis californicus Read More Photo credit: Alan Harper Canyon Bat Parastrellus hesperus Read More Photo credit: Dan Neubaum Cave Myotis Myotis velifer Read More Photo credit: J. Scott Altenbach Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii Read More Photo credit: Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis Read More Photo credit: Jordi Segers Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis leibii Read More Photo credit: Valerie Kearny, Arkansas State University Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis Read More Photo Credit: K. Leeker Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus Read More Photo credit: Florida Fish & Wildlife Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes Read More Photo credit: Pipe Spring NPS Gray Myotis Myotis grisescens Read More Photo credit: Dane Smith Greater Bonneted Bat Eumops perotis Read More Photo credit: BLM Hawaiian Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus Read More Photo credit: Corinna Pinzari Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Read More Photo credit: Jose Martinez-Fonseca Indiana Myotis Myotis sodalis Read More Photo credit: Dane Smith Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis Read More Photo credit: Steven Brewer Lesser Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Read More Photo credit: Alan Schmierer Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus Read More Photo credit: Jordi Segers Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis Read More Photo credit: Dan Neubaum Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans Read More Photo credit: Paul Cryan Mexican Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris nivalis Read More Photo credit: Winifred Frick, BCI Mexican Long-tongued Bat Choeronycteris mexicana Read More Photo credit: Patrick Randall Northern Long-eared Myotis Myotis septentrionalis Read More Photo credit: Andrea Schuhmann Northern Yellow Bat Lasiurus intermedius Read More Photo credit: Kpix Photo Pallas' Mastiff Bat Molossus molossus Read More Photo credit: Thomas Cuypers Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Read More Photo credit: BCI Menden Pictures Peter's Ghost-faced Bat Mormoops megalophylla Read More Photo credit: Jennifer Krauel Pocketed Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus Read More Photo credit: Saguaro NPS Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii Read More Photo credit: Jason Slater, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus Read More Photo credit: Kathleen Smith, Florida FWCC Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Read More Photo credit: Jose Martinez-Fonseca, NAU Southeastern Myotis Myotis austroriparius Read More Photo credit: Andrea Schuhmann Southern Yellow Bat Lasiurus ega Read More Photo credit: Arturo Munoz Southwestern Myotis Myotis auriculus Read More Photo credit: Bruce D. Taubert Spotted Bat Euderma maculatum Read More Photo credit: Paul Cryan Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Read More Photo credit: Ann Froschauer, USFWS Tricolored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Read More Photo credit: Andrea Schuhmann Underwood's Bonneted Bat Eumops underwoodi Read More Photo credit: J. Scott Altenbach Western Small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum Read More Photo credit: Ian Maton Western Yellow Bat Lasiurus xanthinus Read More Photo credit: BLM California Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis Read More Photo credit: Dan Neubaum

Back to Search ERROR WARNING: If no Audio Recording Time is provided the Audio Recording Name must include a datetime in the format of "_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS" HOW TO RESOLVE: Enter missing required data based on the template's header rows—the third row indicates required status by field, and the second row lists data type restrictions. Entries listed in 'Audio Recording Name' field must include datetime suffix in the format '_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS' if the 'Audio Recording Time' field is left blank. Ensure each record includes values for all required fields before re-uploading. ADDED EXPLANATION: Surveys must include key fields that answer the "where, what, when, and who" questions: either a GRTS Cell ID or latitude/longitude to locate the survey, a Site Name to describe the place, survey start and end times, and the names of surveyors. Each survey type may also require a few additional fields. If required columns are missing entirely, the upload wizard will block the file. If required columns are present but individual rows lack values, those rows will be flagged while the rest of the file can load. Use the template's informational header rows to identify which fields are required and ensure each data entry row contains values for these fields before uploading.

Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Quick Links Photo credit: Merlin Tuttle Quick Links to Resources Follow the links below to access helpful resources including guidance documents. Guidance documents Assessing Bridges, Culverts, and Tunnels for Bat Presence and Use Configure Audiomoth Processing acoustic files in multiple software Recommended Detector Settings Other resources Field App Options Nested NABat Grid-based Sampling Frame (50x50km; 10x10km; 1x1km resolutions) NABat Grid Cell Finder NABat Metadata Forms for Auto ID Software Property access request sample letter Tools and resources from the SE Bat Hub Winter roost field data form NABat R package NABat R Package (nabatr) TRAINING VIDEOS Getting Started Acoustic Surveying Processing Acoustic Data Data Prep & Uploading Community Perspectives Working w/ Large Datasets

NABat is a muli-national, collaborative conservation monitoring program aimed at understanding status and trends all 47 species of bats common to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

79d41544-9ffe-4617-a2dc-922a6d32b7d0 Photo credit: Ernie Valdez USFWS Next WNS & Listing Status Myotis occultus Order: Chiroptera Suborder: Yangochiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Call characteristics: High frequency caller (~40 kHz range) Weight 1/4 - 1/3 oz (7 - 9 g) Body Length 3 1/3 - 3 1/2 in (8.5 - 9 cm) There are various sources for bat species range maps including IUCN , NatureServe , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ECOS , and the National Atlas of the United States . US SWAP National List IUCN Red List Canada Species at Risk Mexico Arizona Myotis The Arizona myotis has light to dark brown fur with darker wing membranes and ears. This species lives in desert, woodland, and cave habitats and is most commonly found residing in pine forests. Arizona myotis have been observed roosting in pine trees, bridges, and attics. Their range includes southwestern US and central Mexico. They commonly hibernate in caves and buildings. Documented food items include beetles, wasps, and mosquitoes. Female Arizona myotis typically have 1 pup per year. Banded wild individuals as old as 31 years have been recorded. Information used to populate this page was obtained from the following sources: NatureServe Explorer United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System Bat Conservation International Bat Profiles National Atlas of the United States. (2011). North American Bat Ranges, 1830-2008. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pz329xp4277. Taylor, M. 2019. Bats: an illustrated guide to all species. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. Conservation Status Previous Next

Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Quick Links Credit: USFWS/Ann Froschauer Species Codes Refer to this list to convert between the codes for species names, couplets, and groupings. DOWNLOAD SPECIES CODE FILE Species Common name Scientific name Four-letter species code Six-letter species code Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus ANPA ANTPAL Jamaican fruit-eating bat Artibeus jamaicensis ARJA ARTJAM Antillean fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla cavernarum BRCA BRACAV Mexican long-tongued bat Choeronycteris mexicana CHME CHOMEX Rafinesque's big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii CORA CORRAF Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii COTO CORTOW Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii ingens COTI COTOIN Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus COTV COTOVI Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata DIEC DIPECA Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus EPFU EPTFUS Spotted bat Euderma maculatum EUMA EUDMAC Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus EUFL EUMFLO Greater bonneted bat Eumops perotis EUPE EUMPER Underwood's bonneted bat Eumops underwoodi EUUN EUMUND Allen's big-eared bat Idionycteris phyllotis IDPH IDIPHY Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans LANO LASNOC Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis LABO LASBOR Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus LACI LASCIN ʻōpeʻapeʻa; Hawaiian Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus LACS LACISE Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega LAEG LASEGA Desert Red Bat Lasiurus frantzii LAFR LASFRA Northern yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius LAIN LASINT Minor red bat Lasiurus minor LAMI LASMIN Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus LASE LASSEM Western yellow bat Lasiurus xanthinus LAXA LASXAN Mexican long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis LENI LEPNIV Lesser long-nosed bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae LEYE LEPYER California leaf-nosed bat Macrotus californicus MACA MACCAL Pallas' mastiff bat Molossus molossus MOMO MOLMOL Peter's ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla MOME MORMEG Southwestern myotis Myotis auriculus MYAR MYOAUR Southeastern myotis Myotis austroriparius MYAU MYOAUS California myotis Myotis californicus MYCA MYOCAL Western small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum MYCI MYOCIL Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis MYEV MYOEVO Gray bat Myotis grisescens MYGR MYOGRI Keen's myotis Myotis keenii MYKE MYOKEE Eastern small-footed myotis Myotis leibii MYLE MYOLEI Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus MYLU MYOLUC Arizona myotis Myotis occultus MYOC MYOOCC Northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis MYSE MYOSEP Indiana bat Myotis sodalis MYSO MYOSOD Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes MYTH MYOTHY Cave bat myotis Myotis velifer MYVE MYOVEL Long-legged myotis Myotis volans MYVO MYOVOL Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis MYYU MYOYUM Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus NOLE NOCLEP Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis NYHU NYCHUM Pocketed free-tailed bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus NYFE NYCFEM Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis NYMA NYCMAC Canyon bat Parastrellus hesperus PAHE PARHES Tri-colored bat Perimyotis subflavus PESU PERSUB Red fruit bat Stenoderma rufum STRU STERUF Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis TABR TADBRA Couplets and Groupings Common names Scientific names Label Pallid bat, big brown bat Antrozous pallidus, Eptesicus fuscus ANPAEPFU Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Corynorhinus townsendii ingens CORACOTI Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Corynorhinus townsendii CORACOTO Rafinesque's big-eared bat, Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus CORACOTV Big brown bat, eastern red bat Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus borealis EPFULABO Big brown bat, Hoary bat Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus cinereus EPFULACI Big brown bat, silver-haired bat Eptesicus fuscus, Lasionycteris noctivagans EPFULANO Big brown bat, Western yellow bat Eptesicus fuscus, Lasiurus xanthinus EPFULAXA Big brown bat, little brown bat Eptesicus fuscus, Myotis lucifugus EPFUMYLU Big brown bat, Evening bat Eptesicus fuscus, Nycticeius humeralis EPFUNYHU Big brown bat, Brazilian free-tailed bat Eptesicus fuscus, Tadarida brasiliensis EPFUTABR Spotted bat, Greater bonneted bat Euderma maculatum, Eumops perotis EUMAEUPE Spotted bat, Allen's big-eared bat Euderma maculatum, Idionycteris phyllotis EUMAIDPH Greater bonneted bat, Big free-tailed bat Eumops perotis, Nyctinomops macrotis EUPENYMA Eastern red bat, Desert Red Bat Lasiurus borealis, Lasiurus frantzii LABOLAFR Eastern red bat, Northern yellow bat Lasiurus borealis, Lasiurus intermedius LABOLAIN Eastern red bat, Seminole bat Lasiurus borealis, Lasiurus seminolus LABOLASE Eastern red bat, little brown bat Lasiurus borealis, Myotis lucifugus LABOMYLU Eastern red bat, evening bat Lasiurus borealis, Nycticeus humeralis LABONYHU Eastern red bat, tricolored bat Lasiurus borealis, Perimyotis subflavus LABOPESU Hoary bat, silver-haired bat Lasiurus cinereus, Lasionycteris noctivagans LACILANO Hoary bat, Pocketed free-tailed bat Lasiurus cinereus, Nyctinomops femorosaccus LACINYFE Hoary bat, Mexican free-tailed bat Lasiurus cinereus, Tadarida brasiliensis LACITABR Desert red bat, Western yellow bat Lasiurus frantzii, Lasiurus xanthinus LAFRLAXA Western red bat, canyon bat Lasiurus frantzii, Parastrellus hesperus LAFRPAHE Silver-haired bat, Brazilian free-tailed bat Lasiurus noctivagans, Tadarida brasiliensis LANOTABR Unknown species in the Leptonycteris genus Leptonycteris sp. LESP Southwestern myotis, Long-eared myotis Myotis auriculus, Myotis evotis MYARMYEV Southeastern myotis, Eastern small-footed myotis Myotis austroriparius, Myotis leibii MYAUMYLE Southeastern myotis, Indiana bat Myotis austroriparius, Myotis sodalis MYAUMYSO California myotis, western small-footed myotis Myotis californicus, Myotis ciliolabrum MYCAMYCI California myotis, Yuma myotis Myotis californicus, Myotis yumanensis MYCAMYYU Western small-footed myotis, long-legged myotis Myotis ciliolabrum, Myotis volans MYCIMYVO Long-eared myotis, Northern long-eared bat Myotis evotis, Myotis septentrionalis MYEVMYSE Long-eared myotis , fringed myotis Myotis evotis, Myotis thysanodes MYEVMYTH Little brown bat, western small-footed myotis Myotis lucifugus, Myotis ciliolabrum MYLUMYCI Little brown bat, Arizona myotis Myotis lucifugus, Myotis occultus MYLUMYOC Little brown bat, northern long-eared bat Myotis lucifugus, Myotis septentrionalis MYLUMYSE Little brown bat, Indiana bat Myotis lucifugus, Myotis sodalis MYLUMYSO Little brown bat, Cave bat myotis Myotis lucifugus, Myotis velifer MYLUMYVE Little brown bat, long-legged myotis Myotis lucifugus, Myotis volans MYLUMYVO Little brown bat, Yuma myotis Myotis lucifugus, Myotis yumanensis MYLUMYYU Northern long-eared bat, Indiana bat Myotis septentrionalis, Myotis sodalis MYSEMYSO Unknown species in the Myotis genus Myotis sp. MYSP Pocketed free-tailed bat, Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus, Nyctinomops macrotis NYFENYMA Pocketed free-tailed bat, Brazilian free-tailed bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus, Tadarida brasiliensis NYFETABR Unknown species in the Nyctinomops genus Nyctinomops sp. NYSP Canyon bat, Tri-colored bat Parastrellus hesperus, Perimyotis subflavus PAHEPESU Frequency Classes Definition Label Various species with pulses that have a minim um frequency of approximately 15-25 kHz 25k Various species with pulses that have a minimum frequency of approximately 35-45 kHz 40k Various species of Myotis with pulses that have a minimum frequency of approximately 35-45 kHz 40kMyo Myotis volans or other species of Myotis with pulses that have a minimum frequency of approximately 35-45 kHz. 40kmyomyvo Various species with pulses that have a minimum frequency of approximately 50 kHz. 50k Various species with pulses having a minimum frequency higher than ~30 kHz HighF/HiF Two or more bats from distinct frequency classes vocalizing simultaneously within a recording. Hilo Various species with pulses having a minimum frequency lower than ~30 kHz LowF/LoF Noise NOISE Not a bat NOTBAT Bat, but no grouping or user-defined category applies NoID Various species with pulses having a minimum frequency lower than ~20 kHz. lt20k

Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Resource Library UPLOAD DATA Adding Survey Data to Project Attaching Mobile Transect to Survey Matching Acoustic Files to Survey Jump to... Adding Survey Data to Project 1. Log in to the NABat Partner Portal to access your NABat project. First-time users will need to Create an Account . 2. Click the My NABat tab from the primary menu and select the desired project. 3. Click the Upload Survey Data button and select the relevant survey type. 4. Review the pop-up instruction menu that appears (instructions vary by survey type). Select the appropriate metadata upload option to launch the Bulk Upload tool. Note: Uploading via the Full Metadata option is recommended for most users. Options for uploading location site metadata separately from count or call metadata may be useful when sites are established but survey data is forthcoming. 5. Always Download Template prior to entering project data to ensure you are using the most up-to-date template version and review required and optional data fields, acceptable categorical values, and formatting. The template's first row displays data field headers recognized by the NABat database. The second row outlines required fields and lists formatting requirements and/or accepted categorical values. The third row provides brief descriptions of data fields. 6. Organize survey data according to the Bulk Upload template and save it under the CSV UTF-8 format. 7. Choose a file to upload via the Select File button. 8. The selected file will automatically load in a Document Preview window. Review the preview window and resolve any highlighted formatting errors in the original CSV. Once corrections are made, reselect the file for upload. Note: Common errors include unaccepted categorical values, shifted data (due to commas in the data field entries) and incorrect column headers (ensure the first column header reads | GRTS Cell Id. It is critical that the "| " symbol be retained in this header. 9. Upload data via the Submit button. 10. The Document Preview only proofs a subset of data and certain common errors may only be recognized after the document is processed. Ensure the full upload is error-free in the project's Bulk Upload Status tab. Errors negate the entire row of data and must be resolved for the data to be processed and stored. 11. If errors are present, download the error report by clicking the blue hyperlink in the Errors Found column. Errors may be resolved by correcting and reuploading the original CSV or by correcting and uploading the error report. Note: The NABat database automatically replaces duplicate filenames with the most recent upload. If changes are made to the original CSV and the filename is not changed, uploading the corrected file will overwrite the previous upload. Attaching Mobile Transect to Survey Click here for guidance on downloading a mobile transect route from a GPS-enabled acoustic detector. Users who use a GPS unit to record a mobile transect survey route can upload that route as a KML or GeoJSON file. Most GPS units produce data in the GPX file type, we recommend using one of the many free online conversion tools available. 1. Log in to the NABat Partner Portal to access your NABat project. First-time users will need to Create an Account . 2. Click the My NABat tab from the primary menu and select the desired project. 3. Click the Surveys tab and navigate to the map. 4. Select the KML | GeoJSON button in the upper right corner of the map to select the desired route file. 5. After uploading your route, a dialogue box will appear. Click Edit and name the transect route. 6. Newly uploaded routes are not automatically connected to a survey event, therefore, the user must link using the following approaches: If uploading mobile survey metadata via the Bulk Upload Tool , simply enter the route’s name (exactly matching ) into the Site Name column of the bulk upload CSV file before uploading. If working in the reverse order (i.e., survey metadata uploaded prior to transect route upload) the user should simply click Reprocess to update metadata CSV file in the Bulk Uploads tab. Alternatively, mobile survey metadata can be manually drawn in the Surveys tab map. Select the Mark a New Transect button on the upper left of the map. Click to start drawing line, use each additional click to continue drawing line and create a new point. When transect is complete, click final point to complete the line. Select the Edit button in the pop-up window to name your transect and define the associated Survey Type as Transect Route . Select Save . As mentioned in bullet above, confirm that the saved route Name matches the Site Name reported in uploaded survey event metadata. Matching Acoustic Files Survey NABat does not require users upload acoustic files associated with stationary and mobile acoustic surveys. Project-specific objectives or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services requirements (e.g., Florida Bonneted Bat consultation-related projects) may necessitate uploading these files. If you plan to upload acoustic files and link them to your survey event(s), follow the steps below: 1. Upload acoustic files to your project by selecting your project of interest and clicking the Upload Audio Recordings button in the upper right of your selected project's header section. 2. File names for uploaded acoustic files must precisely match the acoustic file names listed within the corresponding metadata .csv. To check success of your acoustic file uploads, select the Acoustic Data tab in your project and examine the Matched/Missing Acoustic Files columns. If there are any missing acoustic files, complete the following: In the Surveys tab, scroll down and select the survey event(s) that contain missing acoustic files. Select the Echolocation Measurements dropdown and scroll down to the Audio Recording table. Check the Unmatched Only box. Correct and upload any missing or errored individual files. Note: Noise and NoID auto-ID's are not accounted for in the Matched/Missing Acoustic Files counts. Note: To prevent nonessential database expansion, we recommended that users (apart from rare project-specific exceptions) avoid uploading acoustic files auto-ID'ed as NOISE.

Create Account Plan Project Collect Data Prep/Process Data Upload Data Data QA/QC Get Data Species Codes Resource Library GET DATA Any registered NABat Partner Portal user can make a third-party data request. NABat offers tools that facilitate data sharing among its many partners - promoting new or continued collaborations and providing users the opportunity to work with big data . How to Submit NABat Third-party Data Request 1. All NABat Partners may make third-party data requests. Log into the NABat Partner Portal to begin the data request process. First-time users will need to create an account . 2. Click the Data Inventory tab (top of the page). A survey filter menu will pop up. 3. Fill the survey filter menu with the desired survey parameters (e.g., species, temporal scope, etc.). The map will populate with all available data matching these parameters. Keep in mind that this filter does not influence spatial parameters. Note: Only one survey type can be included per data request. To request data from multiple survey types, submit additional requests. 4. Use the search bar above the map to apply spatial filters to the request. Don’t forget to hit the APPLY! button (top-right corner of map). A data request's spatial filters should approximate the area of interest. Users with expansive data requests may make use of NABat's largest spatial filters (e.g., "Continental US", "Canada", or hub regions ). Conversely, spatially-limited data requests should avoid using expansive filters. Note: Spatial filters can be combined with AND/OR logic by clicking the gear icon button (top-left corner of map) 5. Click the Request Data button to the right of the map and fill out the required details of the data request. 6. Review the scope of your request before submitting the request via the Create Request button (bottom of the page). Note: All NABat data requests are publicly available and can be viewed in the Request Archive tab 7. Data Privacy & Sharing settings vary by project. Some projects auto-approve data requests while others require authorization by the project lead. View requested data as it becomes available in the Request Archive tab under My NABat Data Requests . Click on a specific data request to view its status. Data request results are listed under the Request Status by Contributor menu, arranged by their NABat project of origin. Any data that has been made available by requestees can be compiled using the Compile Approved Data button (right side of menu). Depending on the size of the request, data compilation may take several minutes. The compiled data will be listed below as a downloadable .zip file. Users may recompile approved data as often as they like as additional data becomes available from requestees. 8. Data request output files contain metadata fields which may be unfamiliar to the user. Metadata descriptions are available in the data request .zip file. Open the metadata.json file in a text editor (e.g., Notepad).