Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Hoary bat - Lasiurus cinereus



Order Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
This bat has a wide distributional range from Canada to Argentina. It is a loner and has nocturnal habits. It frequents wooded areas where it roosts hanging from a branch. Its diet is based on moths. though they are thought to eat other insects. Its white-tipped brown fur gives it a frosted look, which accounts for its name. The Lasiurus genus is characterized by the presence of hair on the upper part of the uropatagium (tail membrane).
Hoary bat
06-11-15 © José Alberto Lell
Hoary bat
03-04-10 © Norberto Oste
Hoary bat
03-04-10 © Javier Ubiría
Hoary bat
03-04-10 © Javier Ubiría
Hoary bat
03-04-10 © Norberto Oste
Hoary bat
25-05-16 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Hoary bat
23-03-19 © Sergio Cusano