Bat almost never seen in Colorado turns up in Wellington yard

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Wildlife experts are investigating after a rare bat species was found in a northern Colorado yard.

An evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) was discovered in a Wellington resident’s yard and taken to the Northern Colorado Wildlife Center. It was initially mistaken for a more common species before closer inspection.

According to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the species has only been recorded three other times in Colorado…

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