Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.
The Northern Yellow Bat is a large, yellowish-tan bat that roosts almost exclusively in the dead fronds of palm trees along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern United States and Mexico. It is the largest Lasiurus bat in North America and is associated with urban and suburban areas where ornamental palms are planted. Females give birth to three or four young—an unusually large litter for a bat this size.
Habitat
Palm-lined coasts, suburbs, and tropical forests
Diet
Beetles, flies, and other flying insects
How common
Uncommon
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