Seminole bat
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Order
Genus
SPECIES
Lasiurus seminolus
Weight
7-14
0.2-0.5
goz
g oz 
Length
44-52
1.7-2
mminch
mm inch 
Wingspan
108-114
4.3-4.5
mminch
mm inch 

The Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus ) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

Appearance

The Seminole bat is often confused with the red bat. This is due to the coloring of the Seminole bat, which is a mahogany color with a frosted look due to white tipped dorsal hairs. Coloring is not sexually dimorphic, meaning that males and females are similar in color. Average weight is around 12 grams with females being larger than males.

Distribution

Geography

Continents
Regions
Biogeographical realms

The Seminole bat is found in the Southeastern United States. This includes Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and parts of Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina. There are also records of Seminole bats as far as Mexico. It is a migratory species, living along the Gulf Coast, in the Carolinas, and southern Arkansas during the winter. In the summer, they migrate as far north as Missouri and Kentucky.

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In 2015, it was documented for the first time in northwestern North Carolina.

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. Spanish moss is also thought to be an important factor in seminole bat environments year round. and is believed to be a limiting factor in distribution of these bats.

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Seminole bat habitat map

Biome

Climate zones

Seminole bat habitat map
Seminole bat
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Diet and Nutrition

Seminole bats are insectivores. Insectivores are animals that feed primarily on insects. They have been found to eat relatively large amount of Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps), Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (moths). They have also been shown to eat smaller amounts of Homoptera (cicadas) and Diptera (flies).

Mating Habits

PREGNANCY DURATION
80 to 90 days
BABY CARRYING
1 to 4

References

1. Seminole bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_bat
2. Seminole bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11353/22119113

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