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Seminole Bat

Lasiurus seminolus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 23, February 25, March 23, April 34, May 28, June 17, July 14, August 13, September 18, October 21, November 16, December 19.
United States1,153
Georgia250
Louisiana131
Texas106
Mississippi90
South Carolina53
Alabama51
North Carolina20
Arkansas7
Tennessee3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyEvening Bats · Vespertilionidae
GenusHairy-tailed Bats · Lasiurus

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