1/4 - 1/2 oz. (9-15 g)
11 - 13 in. (28-33 cm)
1 3/8 - 1 3/4 in. (35-45 mm)
Bright-orange to red brown angora-like fur often with frosted appearance. Heavily furred interfemoral tail membrane.
None.
Foliage of deciduous trees. May roost in pine trees.
Migrates or hibernates. Hibernates in hollow trees or leaf litter.
Moths, crickets, flies, mosquitoes, true bugs, beetles, cicadas, and other insects.
Spectrograph
Courtesy of Bat Call: Acoustic Call Library and Species Accounts
Red Bat
Photo by: Dr. J. Scott Altenbach
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