Eastern Pipistrelle

The Eastern Pipistrelle (Tri-colored) Bat – Perimyotis Subflavus

The tricolored bat (known previously as the eastern pipistrelle) is a mid-sized bat species spread throughout the eastern United States and southereast Canada. They have yellowish-brown fur that is colored differently in three different areas of the strands. The fur is black at the base, light brown further up, and sports dark tips at the end. The bats range from 3 to 3.5 inches with wingspans up to 10 inches. They are incredibly light, weighing anywhere from 4 to 8 grams. Tricolored bats are known to live up to 14 years in the wild.

Tricolored bats can hibernate for up to 75% of the year. They spend most of their hibernation period in caves. The bats are solitary in nature and the males live separately from the females during the summer months. Tricolored bats eat beetles, flies, moths, and other common insects. Although not under any specific protection by conservational lawmakers, the species is often killed by cave disturbances during hibernation. Also, they often succumb to the white-nose fungus which kills many species of bats.

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A Short Bat Story

Twelve-year-old Jon Stenson, from St. Louis, Missouri, loved exploring caves with his friends and family.

While on a hiking trip one day with his family, Jon happened to see an opening in the side of a hill. Interested by his sighting, he walked toward the opening and realized the opening was much larger than he initially thought.

At the opening, Jon realized he could walk upright into the opening. Instead of waiting for his family, he entered the opening. As he passed the entrance hundreds of Eastern Pipistrelle bats flew over his head and out of the cave. 

Jon, frightened by the experience, ran out of the entrance that he had barely entered. The lesson he learned that day: Never enter a cave alone, especially if he did not know what was inside.