The expected conservation status of the North American bats susceptible to White-Nose syndrome spread according to the population-reduction scenarios of Table 1 and the IUCNa criteria.

aInternational Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.bThe expected conservation status of Myotis sodalis is not solely based on the estimated population decline caused by the potential spread of White-Nose syndrome. We also used an estimated population decline of 50% calculated before 2008 by the IUCN, the main cause of which was human disturbance in caves. This represents an overall population decline of 88.15, 78.15, and 61.55 for the Pessimistic, Intermediate and Optimistic scenarios, respectively.The expected conservation status of the North American bats susceptible to White-Nose syndrome spread according to the population-reduction scenarios of Table 1 and the IUCNa criteria.