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Eastern red bat

Lasiurus borealis

Photo by CrystalStroud
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32.2153, -90.4051

Field Notes

Description:

Orange bat with dark gray patagium/wings.

Notes:

The bat is alive, but wounded. Not sure how badly yet, but I am sure one of my cats is the culprit.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern red bat

Lasiurus borealis

Reference Link
KarenL
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Comments (3)
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the new North American Bat Tracker mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/18306114
CrystalStroud
No I haven't yet, I just found it about an hour ago. I was gonna go check on it again in a few... It gets upset when I'm close, so I didn't want to bother it too much right now. But I know I need to make sure he gets better. So thanks for the reference!! I'll look someone up.
KarenL
Have you taken it to a licensed wildlife rehabber? You can find a list of the ones in your area here http://www.mswildliferehab.org/

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Bat Monitoring Project
Photographed
PublishedMarch 1, 2012

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