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Evening Bat

Nycticeius humeralis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 70, February 67, March 76, April 144, May 88, June 43, July 39, August 40, September 47, October 50, November 66, December 64.
United States3,563
Texas794
Missouri435
Louisiana408
Mississippi289
Georgia284
Alabama143
Iowa129
Arkansas125
Oklahoma110

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
GenusEvening Bats · Nycticeius

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