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The evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family that is native to North America. [2] Hunting at night, they eat beetles, moths, and other flying insects. Description
Rabies exposures include being bitten by a bat, waking to a bat or finding a bat near a small child or an unconscious or impaired adult. If this happens, catch it, keep it and call the health ...
Here’s how to keep bats out of your house.
In Western culture, the bat is often a symbol of the night and its foreboding nature. The bat is a primary animal associated with fictional characters of the night, both villainous vampires, such as Count Dracula and before him Varney the Vampire, [286] and heroes, such as the DC Comics character Batman. [287]
Although rare, a bat bite or scratch, particularly from silver-haired bats, may result in rabies to humans, cats, or dogs. [1] Rabid bats usually lose their ability to fly, and rarely become aggressive. [49] Careless handling of bats is the main cause of rabies transmission, which has resulted in five human cases in Canada since 1925. [49]
[6] [7] The genus name, Eptesicus, is likely derived from the Greek words ptetikos ("able to fly") or petomai ("house flier"), and the species name "fuscus" is Latin in origin, meaning "brown". [8] The big brown bat is the type species for the genus Eptesicus, which was established in 1820 by French-American naturalist Constantine Samuel ...
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Light-winged lesser house bat (Scotoecus albofuscus) Hinde's lesser house bat (Scotoecus hindei) Dark-winged lesser house bat (Scotoecus hirundo) Desert yellow bat (Scotoecus pallidus) Genus Scotomanes [61] Harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus) [45] Genus Scotophilus [61] [45] Andrew Rebori's house bat (Scotophilus andrewreborii) [87]