Eurasian Serotine

Cnephaeus serotinus

The Eurasian Serotine is a friendly bat that loves to fly around at night. It has big ears and a soft, furry body, making it a cute little creature of the night sky!

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

The Eurasian Serotine has dark brown fur with a darker, almost black face, ears, and wings. It is larger than many other European bats, with broad, leathery wings that make it easy to identify in flight.

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Eurasian Serotine

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Serotine bats often choose attics, wall cavities, and cellars as cozy roosting spots.

Their powerful jaws allow them to crunch right through the hard shells of beetles.

They can live for almost 20 years, making them quite long-lived for a small bat!

They have a distinctive, slow-flapping flight style, like a butterfly in the night.

Habilidades especiales

Eurasian Serotine can 'see' with sound using echolocation, which helps them hunt insects in complete darkness.

Eurasian Serotine has broad wings that help them fly slowly and maneuverably to catch big insects in the air.

Eurasian Serotine can hibernate for months to survive winter, which helps them conserve energy when insects are scarce.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 6-8 cm
Envergadura: 32-38 cm
Peso: 0.015-0.035 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-20 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 1
Gestación: 45-70 días

Dieta y alimentación

Feasts on large flying insects like beetles and moths, catching them mid-air with agile skill.

Alimentos principales

moths
dung beetles
cockchafers
caddisflies

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Owls are common predators of bats leaving their roosts.

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

This nocturnal bird hunts bats as they fly in the dark.

hunts

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

The Serotine bat actively pursues and eats these large beetles.

hunts

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Moths like this one are a primary food source for the bat.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Ecolocalización

La ecolocalización es un sonar biológico utilizado por los animales para navegar, cazar y comunicarse emitiendo ondas sonoras e interpretando los ecos.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.