Common Name
North American Hoary Bat
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Species Name
Aeorestes cinereus
Status
Lower Risk (lc)
States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Throughout the contiguous United States and Hawaii
Notes
TRIBE Lasiurini; *Status is Low Risk with the exception of L. c. semotus (subspecies found in Hawaii). Large, wingspan to 13". Roosts in trees; interfemoral membrane is heavily furred; generally present during migratory flights to the N or S. Eats a va
Florida
solitary; often roosts in spanish moss
Hawaii
Listed endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Services. It is the only endemic (native) land mammal in Hawaii.
New York
New York's largest bat. Eats a variety of insects.
Oklahoma
The largest bat in OK.