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Hoary bats are found from northern Canada all the way to Guatemala, and also in South America and Hawaii. They are solitary and roost in trees. Their frosted, or hoary, look comes from a tinge of white over their grayish-brown fur. Their flight is distinctively fast and direct and can be used as an identifying trait. Hoary bats eat moths, beetles, grasshoppers, wasps, and dragonflies.
Sexual Dimorphism:
Females are larger than males.
Length:
Average:
80.5 mm males; 83.6 mm females
Range:
77-87 mm
Weight:
Range:
20-35 g
References:
Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J., 1796. A scientific and descriptive catalogue of Peales museum, p. 18. S.H. Smith, Philadelphia, 205 pp.
Links:
Mammal Species of the World
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