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Seminole Bat, Lasiurus seminolis

LASE == Description:   *Lasiurus is the only bat genus with four nipples

Echolocation:  Typical Lasiurine pattern of oscillating calls, curvilinear                                                                                                                            fish hook shape fluctuating minimum frequency (~35-40K). Due to the similarity of their echolocations calls, files characteristic of these species were combined and identified as LASEBO.  Some calls can be confused with NYHU

Florida Distribution:      Peninsular FL

Foraging Behavior:  Often emerges early in the evening.  Mostly moths. Also beetles, leaf & plant hoppers, ants and flies

Roosting Behavior:  Solitary.   Prefers Spanish moss

Reproduction: Mate in fall, 1-4 pups born late May - mid June.  In FL, pups & adults with pups often       found grounded June & July.

Management and Conservation Recommendations :  Education programs aimed at     the public as well as preservation of forested lands particularly deciduous forests & oak   hammocks with an abundance of Spanish moss will help protect these and other bat species.       

Lasiurus borealis (on the right) & L. seminolis (on the left) captured in mist net  27 July 2000.  Clay Co., FL