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Lasiurus cinereus
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Lasiurus cinereus | ||||
| Common name: | hoary bat | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3G4 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2S3 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| Nevada Wildlife Action Plan - 2012 | Species of Conservation Priority | ||
| Nevada Wildlife Action Plan - 2005 | Species of Conservation Priority | ||
| CCVI Score | Increase Likely | Conf. VH; Factors contributing to decreased vulnerability are dispersal/movement, historical thermal niche, and physical habitat. |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
|---|
Status: Predicted or probable
| Carson City | Lander | Mineral | Storey |
| Eureka | Lincoln | Pershing | Washoe |
| Humboldt | Lyon |
Status: Confident or certain
| Churchill | Douglas | Esmeralda | White Pine |
| Clark | Elko | Nye |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 52 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | Not Available |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 2478 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 451 |
| Links |
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| Lasiurus cinereus data at NatureServe |
| Lasiurus cinereus photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Identification Comments: | |
| Subspecies Comments: | |
| Food Habits: | Food items include a variety of insects but moths, dragonflies, and beetles feature prominently. Foraging is generally high altitude and occurs over the tree canopy. In the open, rapid descending arcs are exhibited. Also, hoary bats will follow watercourses for foraging and drinking. They are capable of foraging over long distances, up to 40 km (25 miles) from its roost (Altenbach et. al. 2002). |
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| Habitat Comments: | Hoary bats are a tree-roosting species, found primarily in forested upland habitats such as pinyon-juniper and conifers, as well as in gallery forest riparian zones (e.g., in cottonwoods along the Colorado river drainage). Current Nevada records indicate this species is distributed between 570-2,520,m. Hoary bats day roost in trees 3-12 m above ground and are protected by good leaf cover, but open below to facilitate flying in/out of the roost. They are basically solitary, except for mother-young association; however, during migration, groups of up to hundreds of individuals may form. Some mother-young groups will often change roosts whereas others do not; movements generally are less than 100 m from the previous roost. It is generally assumed that this species migrates from the state during winter, but wintering habits are not confirmed. Elsewhere hibernating individuals have been found on tree trunks, in a tree cavity, in a squirrel's nest, and in a clump of Spanish moss. |
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| Version Date: | 11/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Lincoln Co.
Photographer: Kristin Szabo
Photo Date: 2011-08-29 |
