Red Bat

I will add that this species of bat is commonly found under leaf litter during the late fall / winter (ambient temperature >50 F). For a scientific abstract of a paper explaining this follow this link: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2193/2005-622

Aww I hope it was ok

PS.....FYI.... Thanks for rescuing the little fellow! For future reference, it generally isn't a good idea to pick up a "downed" bat with bare hands. A grounded bat could possibly be a seriously sick bat. Such as rabies. (I hate saying that, since bats get blamed unfairly for too many things like that....) If you must move a bat, ALWAYS use heavy leather work gloves..... just in case. :) KP

Glad to have helped. Bats can be tricky, but this species is one of the easiest to ID, once you know what to look for. :) They are probably one of America's most beautiful bat species, with the red face and back and the two-tone wing membranes. (However my fave is still the Spotted Bat...). It's a fascinating one too, as it almost always gives birth to twins, among other reasons. They are frequently found hunting mosquitoes around street lights.

I believe this is a Red Bat... From the coloring of the fur, and the darker wing membranes.