The Seminole Bat is a rich mahogany-red bat of the southeastern United States closely related to the eastern red bat, with which it was once lumped as a single species. It favors Spanish moss for its solitary day roosts, often hanging within dense moss clumps high in live oaks. Seminole bats are year-round residents in the Deep South, unlike the migratory eastern red bat.
Best time to see a Seminole Bat
The best time to see a Seminole Bat is April–August, when about 62% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 224 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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