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Lasionycteris noctivagans
We found this little guy lying immobile in a bowl of soapy water we had been using to wash the car. We though he was dead at first but I was able to very gently clean him & warm him up. Once he started to show signs of life he clung to my wrist for a couple of hours (presumably he liked the warmth) & we were finally able to release him. Not sure of the species.
Added to North American bat tracker mission. I obviously should have worn latex gloves before handling the bat but was unaware of that at the time.
Thanks JT! Unfortunately I can't recall many details - this was pre Noah! Looking at the link you gave me, facially it does look like a silver-haired & I would say the coloring was silvery black rather than brown. It was also found right at the edge of the range indicated on the link so I'm thinking you are probably right.
Interesting story Karen, glad you were able to rescue it. Can you remember if there was fur on at least 1/3 of its tail wing (skin between it's back legs)? Little browns do not have any fur on its tail wing, and the general size and shape of its face has me thinking that this is possibly a Silver-haired bat. As opposed to the chocolate brown color of little browns, silver-haired bats are usually black with white "frosted" tips on their back.
http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-abou...
Gabi - I've just noticed it's scientific name does look a bit like 'lucifer' too!
Gabi, he certainly has an impressive set of teeth for an insectivore!
IgCN, not too good at the moment as I'm broke! I've been living off my savings for the past couple of years while my green card application has been going through. Hopefully my house in England will sell soon & we can start traveling again! Costa Rice & Ecuador/Galapagos are top of my list! :)
Spotted on Aug 15, 2009
Submitted on Aug 18, 2011
