Tree bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Stenodermatinae
Species : Ardops nichollsi
The Tree bat is listed as Near Threatened (LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the tree bat
A young / baby of a tree bat is called a 'pup'. A tree bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Facts about the tree bat
IDENTIFICATION: Tree bats are medium-sized bats with a wingspan just over 30 cm. (Full text)
Tree bats are more solitary than cave bats in both hibernation and raising young. (Full text)
Unwary humans and benign moonbats step under their perch at great peril, as the the Tree-bat is known to toss feces, firebombs, or just leap downwards and pounce on its prey. (Full text)
Each year, tree bats are encountered at latitudes above 38° in North America during the summer but are mostly absent during the winter. (Full text)
nicholisi montserratensis, the Tree Bat is a small fruit eater (Peterson et al. (Full text)
Tree bats are more solitary than cave bats. (Full text)
Tree bats are solitary, unlike the social nature of cave bats. (Full text)
South Dakota’s tree bats are the hoary bat, the eastern red bat, and the silver-haired bat. (Full text)
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