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Silver-haired Bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

The Silver-haired Bat is a small, furry bat with shiny silver hair. They love to fly around at night, catching insects in the air. These bats help keep the bug population down!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Silver-haired Bat has thick, dark brown to black fur tipped with silvery-white, giving it a frosty appearance. It has short, rounded ears and a short, blunt snout, making it look distinct from other North American bats.

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Silver-haired Bat
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Silver-haired Bat

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby silver-haired bats are called pups, and mothers usually give birth to twins!

Their furry bodies help keep them warm even during chilly nights in northern forests!

They can eat hundreds of tiny insects in a single night, like tiny vacuum cleaners!

They often roost alone, making them one of North America's most solitary bat species!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Navigator

Silver-haired Bat can use echolocation to create a sound map, helping them find prey and navigate in total darkness.

Fähigkeit

Migratory Marvel

Silver-haired Bats have a strong instinct to travel long distances, moving between summer breeding grounds and warmer winter sites.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobats

Silver-haired Bats possess flexible wings that help them perform quick turns and precise maneuvers while chasing insects mid-air.

Maße und Details

Länge
4.5-6.5 cm
Flügelspannweite
27-31 cm
Gewicht
0.008-0.016 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-12 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Wurfgröße
1-2
Tragzeit
50-60 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are insectivores that feast on small flying insects caught during flight at night.

Hauptnahrung

  • Moths
  • Beetles
  • Flies
  • Midges
  • Caddisflies
  • Mosquitoes

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americanum

preys on this common forest pest.

hunts

Mountain Pine Beetle

Dendroctonus ponderosae

helps control tree-damaging beetle populations.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

can be caught by this nocturnal hunter.

shelters

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

often roosts under bark or in cavities of these trees.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Bats are usually shy and won't bother you. Just watch them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Silver-haired Bat?

4.5-6.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Silver-haired Bat?

27-31 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Silver-haired Bat?

0.008-0.016 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Silver-haired Bat?

10-12 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Silver-haired Bat?

35 km/h

Was frisst Silver-haired Bat?

They are insectivores that feast on small flying insects caught during flight at night.

Wo findet man Silver-haired Bat normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Silver-haired Bat?

Pursuit

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