Most observed native bats
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
3,286 observations
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
3,281 observations
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Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
1,588 observations
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Lesser Long-nosed Bat
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
561 observations
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Long-tongued Bat
Choeronycteris mexicana
485 observations
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California Leaf-nosed Bat
Macrotus californicus
206 observations
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Mexican Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris nivalis 51 observations
Flower visitors All
6 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
5,181 observations
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
3,281 observations
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Lesser Long-nosed Bat
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
561 observations
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Long-tongued Bat
Choeronycteris mexicana
485 observations
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Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
292 observations
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Mexican Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris nivalis 51 observations
Sheltered animals All
25 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
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Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
11,817 observations
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Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
6,657 observations
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Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
5,181 observations
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Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
3,286 observations
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
3,281 observations
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Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
3,091 observations
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Northern Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
2,397 observations
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Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
1,588 observations
Other species All
19 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
3,472 observations
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Canyon Bat
Parastrellus hesperus
1,157 observations
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Cave Myotis
Myotis velifer
450 observations
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Western Red Bat
Lasiurus frantzii
444 observations
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Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis ciliolabrum
385 observations
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Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii 297 observations
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Ghost-faced Bat
Mormoops megalophylla
256 observations
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Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Lasiurus semotus
185 observations