Lasiurus ega (Gervais, 1856)

Southern yellow bat

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A strong flier with yellowish fur, the southern yellow bat is a lowland species, adapted to both dry and wet habitats. It roosts in trees, particularly palms. These bats are often seen hunting over water, including over swimming pools. Very few species of bats have more than one or two young at a time, and most have just two nipples, but some bats in the genus Lasiurus have four nipples and can have triplets or quadruplets. Southern yellow bats most often have triplets. The young bats nurse for about two months before they are able to fly and forage for themselves.

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  • Gervais, P., 1855 [1856].  Mammifères. Pp. 1-116 in Expédition dans les parties centrales de L'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro à Lima au para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 à 1847, sous la direction du Comte Francis de Castelnau (F. de Castelnau, ed.) p. 73.  Septième Partie. Zoologie. Tome Premier. Deuxième Mémoire. P. Bertrand, Paris.
"Lasiurus ega (Gervais, 1856)". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/327565". Accessed 12 Mar 2010.