Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.
The Silver-haired Bat is a medium-sized, tree-roosting bat with blackish fur tipped in white, giving it a frosted appearance. It is a slow, low-flying forager that follows forest streams and edges to hunt insects hovering near the water surface. Silver-haired bats are the bat species most commonly associated with human rabies exposure in North America.
Habitat
Forests, forest streams, and forest edges
Diet
Moths, flies, beetles, and soft-bodied flying insects
How common
Common
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