RED BAT 



for about one- third, on under surface; fur on wing membranes 

 in region of elbow and wrist above and more extensively along 

 arm from body to wrist below. Plate III. 



Color. — Sexes colored alike ; no noticeable seasonal variation. 



Upperparts bright rufous red, the pelage blackish at base, 

 sprinkled with minute, whitish tips to give appearance of 

 delicate frosting; color varies somewhat and specimens may 

 be yellowish gray above, generally with a faint tinge of 

 salmon; a yellowish white shoulder patch present; underparts 

 paler and less reddish than upperparts. 



Measurements. — Total length, 4.2 inches; tail vertebra, 

 2 inches; hind foot, .3 inch; forearm, 1,6 inches. 



Geographical Distribution. — North America from Canada 

 south. 



Food. — Flying insects. 



Enemies. — Owls. 



Species and Subspecies of the Genus Nycteris. 



Northern Red Bat. — Nycteris horealis horealis (Miiller). 



As described above. Found in "Boreal, Transition, and 

 Austral Zones in eastern North America from Canada to 

 Florida and Texas; west at least to Indian Territory and 

 Colorado." (Miller) 



Seminole Red Bat. — Nycteris horealis seminola (Rhoads). 

 Size of typical horealis but differing in color. Upperparts 

 rich mahogany-brown slightly frosted with grayish white; 

 whitish areas on throat and chest; whitish shoulder patches. 

 Found in "Lower Austral and Tropical Zones from South 

 Carolina to southern Texas." (Miller) 



Western Red Bat. — Nycteris horealis teliotis (H. Allen). 



Smaller than typical horealis, with shorter ear and brighter 

 color. Upperparts cinnamon reddish to ochraceous buff. 

 Total length, 4.1 inches; tail vertebrae, 1.9 inches; hind foot, 

 .32 inch; forearm, 1.6 inches. Found "From the head of 

 Sacramento Valley, California, south to Comondu, Lower 

 California." (Miller) 



Hoary Bat. — Nycteris cinerea (Beauvois) 



Names. — Hoary Bat; Great Northern Bat. 



Similar in general structure to its congener, the Red Bat, 

 in the following characters: broad, low ear which is furred 

 almost to the tip, rimmed with black; tragus broad basally; 

 pelage long and lax; interfemoral membrane heavily furred 



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