Southern Yellow Bat

Lasiurus xanthinus

Description: Body length about 4 3/8" to 5", with a wingspan of about 13 1/2". Yellowish brown fur, rather long ears for this genus.

Range: Southern California, Southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, south to Argentina.

Habitat: Found in wooded areas and desert scrub. Roosts in foliage, particularly in palm trees.

Diet: Various flying insects.

Behavior: Comes out to forage about dusk. Usually solitary, but females form small nursery colonies. Usually gives birth to twins or triplets, in the late spring.