| Common and widespread from far southern Canada throughout most of the United States and Mexico, and farther south through Central America and into South America, the Eastern Red Bat requires trees and shrubs for roosting. It is remarkable for its richly-colored reddish pelage, with the male brighter than the female. Although the Eastern Red Bat is solitary, it migrates in groups. Females often give birth to twins and sometimes to quadruplets. The young are born hairless, with eyes closed, and weigh only 0.5 g, but by 3-6 weeks they are covered with fur, have their eyes open, are half their mother's weight, and can fly.
Also known as:
Red Bat
Sexual Dimorphism:
Females are larger than males.
Length:
Average:
112.3 mm
Range:
95-126 mm
Weight:
Range:
7-16 g
References:
Muller, P.L.S., 1776. Mit einer ausfuhrlichen erklarung ausgefertiget. Des ritters Carl Von Linne…Vollstandigen natursystems supplements and register-ban uber aller sechs theile oder classen des thierreichs, G.N. Raspe, Nurnberg, pp. 3-34.
Baird, A.B., Braun, J.K., Mares, M.A., Morales, J.C., Patton, J.C., Tran, C.Q., and Bickham, J.W., 2015. Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Mammalogy, 96(6):1255-1274.
Links:
Mammal Species of the World (opens in a new window).
Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists' species account (opens in a new window).
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