Monday, April 13, 2015

Tri Colored Bat

The tri colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) is the most common species of bat that is found in New Orleans, LA.
Photograph of the Eastern Pipistrelle
Picture: Texas Parks & Wildlife

It is the smallest bat that can be found in eastern North America.

It has this name because of its tri coloration, which is dark at the base and tip and yellow in the middle.

It is an inoffensive animal that feed only on insects

During the summer the tri colored bat usually is the first to emerge after the sunset and the last one to roost after the sunrise, which means that the bat has a very active nocturnal activity.

The tri colored bat can spend until nine months per year hibernating, however this not happen with the species in Louisiana state, as we already explained here: http://biolouisiana.blogspot.com/2015/02/louisiana-bats.html.




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