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Juvenile male hoary bat on a tree, frosted "hoary" dorsal coloration visible. The hoary bat averages 13 to 14.5 cm (5.1 to 5.7 in) long with a 40 cm (15.5 in) wingspan and a weight of 26 g (0.92 oz). It is the largest bat normally found in Canada.
The Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus), [4] [5] also known as ʻōpeʻapeʻa, is a species of bat endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. [6] [7] The Hawaiian hoary bat occupies the major Hawaiian islands, making it the only extant and native terrestrial mammal in the islands.
The hoary bat earned its contest name for the species’ swift flight and camouflage ability, making it “the perfect candidate for seeker on this year’s Quidditch team,” the agency said.
They stated that the genetic distance of the three genera was much greater than observed between other bat genera, on average. In contrast to the average of 12.0% inter-generic divergence reported from another study on bats, Aeorestes and Dasypterus varied 18.79%; Aeorestes and Lasiurus varied 19.05%; and Dasypterus and Lasiurus varied 19.79%. [1]
An Oregon bat was once again declared the Bureau of Land Management's most beautiful bat for the third year in a row during the annual Bat Beauty Contest.. Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the ...
The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands, and are photographed by agency staff. The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend's big-eared bat named “Sir Flaps-A-Lot” from Utah against a hoary bat fittingly named “Hoary Potter” from Oregon.
As of February 2011, at least three states had an official bat. Hawai'i named the Hawaiian hoary bat as the official state land mammal in April 2015. [2] The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat.
Lasiurus atratus (Handley, 1996) — greater red bat; Southern red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) Tacarcuna bat (Lasiurus castaneus) Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Jamaican red bat (Lasiurus degelidus; Hairy-tailed bat (Lasiurus ebenus) Southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) Big red bat (Lasiurus egregius) Western ...