Red Bat
(Lasiurus borealis)
Solitary or small family groups
Weight

1/4 - 1/2 oz. (9-15 g)

Body Length

 

Wingspan

11 - 13 in. (28-33 cm)

Forearm

1 3/8 - 1 3/4 in. (35-45 mm)

Recognition

Bright-orange to red brown angora-like fur often with frosted appearance.

Heavily furred interfemoral tail membrane.

Similar Species

None.

Summer Roosts

Foliage of deciduous trees. May roost in pine trees.

Winter Roosts

Migrates or hibernates. Hibernates in hollow trees or leaf litter.

Eats

Moths, crickets, flies, mosquitoes, true bugs, beetles, cicadas, and other insects.

Call

Spectrograph

Courtesy of Bat Call: Acoustic Call Library and Species Accounts


Photo of Red Bat

 

 

 

 

Red Bat

Photo by: Dr. J. Scott Altenbach

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