Lasiurus intermedius H. Allen, 1862

Northern yellow bat

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Clumps of Spanish moss make good daytime roosting places for northern yellow bats. Small groups of males or slightly larger groups of females are often found roosting together in forested areas near a permanent source of water. They are seldom found roosting in houses or other manmade structures. They feed over open spaces: they are seen over golf courses, beaches, and along the edges of ponds, hunting for mosquitoes, flies, and other insect prey. Barn owls are known to prey on them. Unlike most other Lasiurus bats, they have only two nipples, and if a female gives birth to more than two offspring, usually only two survive. Young are born in May or June and are flying by June or July.

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  • Allen, H., 1862.  Descriptions of two new species of Vespertilionidae, and some remarks on the genus Antrozous. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, pp. 246-248.
"Lasiurus intermedius H. Allen, 1862". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/327566". Accessed 21 Mar 2010.