The evening bat is a small bat weighing 7–15 g (0.25–0.53 oz) [3] found throughout much of the midwestern and eastern United States. Their forearms are 34–38 mm (1.3–1.5 in) in length. [4] The tip of each dorsal hair is a light gray, and one to two-thirds of the basal is dark brown.

The evening bat is an abundant bat throughout the southeastern United States, northward to the upper Midwest and Ontario and along the Atlantic seaboard south through Florida to Veracruz, Mexico. A true forest bat, the evening bat is almost never encountered in caves.

The Evening Bat is a relatively slow and steady flyer that feeds high in the early evening and comes lower after dark. In cooler weather, Evening Bats feed only once per night. A colony of 300 Evening Bats was estimated to consume 6.3 million insects per summer, dining mainly on spotted cucumber beetles.

Aug 14, 2024 · The evening bat is largely a bat of the southeastern U.S., occurring sparsely in the upper midwest. In Virginia, the evening bat is known from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain but not from the mountains except for two records.

The Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) is a small member of a widely distributed bat family. The species owes its name to the genus Vespertilio, which takes its name from a word for bat, vespertilio, derived from the Latin term vesper meaning 'evening'.

The evening bat is one of Florida’s smallest bats, with a wingspan of just 10-11 inches and a weight of 7-14 grams (approximately 1-2 quarters) (Marks and Marks 2006). They have brown fur on their back and yellow to tan fur on their stomach, with short brown ears, a broad, hairless muzzle, and dark brown, hairless wings (Watkins 1972).

The name of this bat, Evening Bat, refers to their usual foraging time, which is during the last half hour before daylight. They typically fly slow and high (40 to 75 feet) in the evening before descending to a lower flight at night. These bats occur state-wide in Tennessee.

Description: The fur of the evening bat is usually a dark brown, but may also have a bronze to reddish tint. It has short dark ears and the muzzle is broad, unfurred and nearly black. This species closely resembles the big brown bat, but is smaller in size. Wingspan: 10-11 inches Body length: 1.9-2.6 inches

May 27, 2024 · What is an evening bat? An evening bat is a tiny bat that hunts at night. Its range is the eastern and midwestern areas of the United States. There are three subspecies. Are evening bats endangered? Evening bats are not endangered in most locations, though their status is endangered in Indiana.

Sep 11, 2023 · The evening bat is common east of the 100th meridian in Texas and apparently has begun a gradual expansion west of that line. It is a year-round resident, roosting in hollow trees and in attics of buildings, and has probably been served well by human development.