Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,052
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) or American perimyotis is a species of microbat native to eastern North America. Formerly known as the eastern pipistrelle, based on the incorrect belief that it was closely related to European Pipistrellus species, the closest known relative of the tricolored bat is now recognized as the canyon bat. Its common name "tricolored bat" derives from the coloration of the hairs on its back, which have three distinct color bands.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tricolored bat”.