Hoary+Bat+Blk+3

=Hoary Bat=


 * Size**: L 2"-4", T 1.75"-2.5", W 15"-16".
 * Weight**: three-fourths to 1.25 oz.
 * Habitat**: wide variety such as deciduous and coniferous forests, urban and suburban areas, farmlands.
 * Diet**: Insectivore; large flying insects such as, moths, beetles, flies, dragonflies, wasps and bees.
 * How to identify them**: Tan fur with frosted tips, giving an overall silvery white appearance. Creamy yellow throat. Membranous semi-naked wings and tail, reddish brown to dark brown. Round ears with a dark naked edge and short curved tragus. Large, bright black eyes. Female slighty larger than male.
 * Lifespan**: 15-20 years.

Bats have been around a long time, since the age of dinosaurs. Ancient bats resembled those living today. Except for the most extreme desert and polar regions, bats today live in almost every kind of habitat worldwide.