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Title: The Ten Most Common Bats in the United States

Author: Paul Hormick, for Bat Conservation International

Date Posted: January 15, 2026

Warnings: Some scattered references to animal death, very mild and nothing graphic

Link: https://www.batcon.org/the-ten-most-common-bats-in-the-u-s/

Summary: As the title says, the ten most common bats found in the US

Species Featured: Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis), Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus), Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans), Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus), Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis), Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus), Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus), Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus semotus)

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Today's Bat: Silver-Haired Bat

We're back! Fulfilling the other half of this ask, let's review the classic, the ubiquitous, the beautiful... Silver-Haired Bat!

Environmental Impact: When you look at the Silver-Haired Bat, the Lion King's "Circle of Life" should play in your head. These frosted beauties are so enmeshed in the ecosystem of their wide North American range, a study referenced by ADW cites their worth at around $3.7 billion dollars of pest control. Not only are they excellent insect-eaters, they're an important prey source for predators like skunks, owls, and hawks. Unfortunately, this enmeshing has also lead to the species' several specialized illnesses; specifically, several kinds of mites, and a Silver-Haired Bat exclusive strain of rabies.

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Beauty: Wow, I love a Silver-Haired Bat. The dark body reminiscent of the cartoonists' ideal bat... their silver-tipped coats... their little lamb ears... their noses that put me in mind of my pet hedgehog... After a few weeks away, looking at this guy is like taking a cool drink in the hot desert (coincidentally, one of the only places the Silver-Haired bat doesn't like to live).

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Power: I love an opportunist, and the Silver-Haired Bat is especially good at getting while the getting's good. They can roost pretty much anywhere, including: in abandoned squirrel nests; in rotted tree hollows; in fissures and cracks in tree bark; in wood storage piles; under house siding panels; in naturally-formed caves; in abandoned mine shafts; and in cracks in cliff faces! They prefer heavily-forested areas, but they can and will snag winter roosts all along their migratory paths. This, and their wide range, make the Silver-Haired Bat one of the most adaptable species I know of.

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Overall: If your loved ones emerge from a coma and forget what a bat is, the Silver-Haired Bat is a good one to introduce them to. My fellow US-Americans can look forward to these guys' re-emergence in March!

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(Today's sources: Animal Diversity Web, Bat Conservation International)