#lasiurus

Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), family Vespertilionidae, Atlanta, Arizona, USA

Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus

A bat from the southeastern United States. The bats prefer to live in forested areas. In winter months they are found to use leaf litter and Spanish moss as insulation in their roost sites.

📍 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

🗓 Date: October 4, 2022

🐾 Media: Image

🌿 Species: Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)

📝 Notes: Small tree-roosting bat commonly found in forest edges, clearings, and suburban areas with tree cover. Recognized by its reddish-orange fur and furred tail membrane. Often solitary or found roosting in foliage rather than caves or buildings.

Typically active at dusk, feeding on flying insects such as moths, beetles, and other nocturnal invertebrates. May be observed in flight at twilight or roosting camouflaged among leaves during the day.

This specimen was dead upon discovery.

★ LASiURUS ★

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Etymology;; a lasiurus is a type of bat with a hairy tail.

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A couple bats to wrap up the year. There was gonna be more but, just my luck, my tablet's pen is malfunctioning real bad and I'm on the other side of the globe in New Zealand right now. Oh, well; expect more when that's taken care of!

Nerdy stuff under the cut. Happy holidays, everybody!

Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), family Vespertilionidae, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

This bat was found on the ground, and brought to a wildlife rehabilitation facility.

Arequipa Red Bat Lasiurus arequipae

A new species of bat described in 2020, from the coastal desert of south Peru.