Northern Yellow bats are one of Georgia's 16 bat species. These bats are among the largest bat species found within the United States. They are often referred to as the Eastern Yellow bat, Greater Yellow bat, Big Yellow bat and the Florida Yellow bat.
Northern Yellow bats (Dasypterus intermedius) are among the largest bat within the United States weighing in between 0.5 to 1.1 ounces. Their forearms can range between 49-63mm, with a wingspan of 14-16 inches and a body length of about 2.8 inches with females being larger than males. They have long silky yellow-orange to yellow-brown fur.
These bats are insectivorous, primarily feeding on flies, leafhoppers, mosquitoes, beetles, flying ants and dragonflies. They often feed along streetlights, golf courses, over pastures, lake and forest edges using echolation to locate thier prey.
Breeding occours in flight during fall and winter months. However, fertilization does not occur until spring and typically birth two to four pups in late May to early June.
Northern Yellow bats are primarily southeastern coastal bats. They are found along coastal regions of the Southeast from South Carolina to Florida, ranging as far west as eastern Texas. Although, these bats are found throughout Florida they are not found within the Florida Keys. In rare instances the Yellow Bat has been seen in Virginia and New Jersey.
These no-migratory bat species often roost near permanent bodies in hardwood trees such as longleaf pines, spanish moss found in live oaks, dead palm fronds and coastal palm groves. They are also known to change their roost frequently especially if disturbed cauysing the female to move her pups to a safer roost.
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