Species Profiles
Common Name: southern yellow bat
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Lasiurus
Species: ega
Pronunciation: lay-zee-your-us ee-ga
Like other members of the genus Lasiurus, southern yellow bats are associated with trees which can provide them with daytime roosting sites. These bats feed on insects which they probably capture in flight. Bats observed in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi started foraging about dusk. Nets stretched over ponds at which bats came to drink did not catch any L. ega until about 2 hours after darkness. Stomachs of those captured at that time were crammed with insect remains. The breeding season is in late winter.
Approximate Range
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Further Reading From BATS Magazine
Volume 17, Issue 1, Spring 1999: Where the Bats Are
Volume 15, Issue 3, Fall 1997: Conservation Partners Across a Continent
Volume 15, Issue 2, Summer 1997: Bats in Palms: Precarious Habitat
Volume 15, Issue 2, Summer 1997: The Thrill of Discovery
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