The caves host an important breeding colony of the Canary big-eared bat.
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The Annamit myotis (Myotis annamiticus) is a species of mouse-eared bat in the family Vespertilionidae, described in 2001, and indigenous to the Minh Hóa Districton the northern coast of Vietnam.
There are only twenty-two mammals on these islands including three endemics, the rare Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii) and Tomb Bat (Taphozous achates), and an endangered mouse-eared bat, the Kei Myotis (Myotis stalkeri).
It was discovered by and named for the well known Dr. Robert Carriker of Lafayette, Louisiana.
The lands currently provide wildlife habitat for two federally listed threatened species, the bald eagle and the Snake River steelhead, and may provide habitat for the threatened lynx, Townsend's Big-eared Bat, and Mountain Quail.
Today Levitt Hagg is the site of an abandoned quarry and landfill site, providing refuge for four species of bats, including whiskered, long-eared, Daubenton's and Natterer's.
muricola was previously classified as a subspecies of Myotis mystacinus but genetic studies indicate that M. muricola represents a complex of species.