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Yellow-winged bat - LAVIA FRONS
Possibly Endangered
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Bat": "Bat" comes from Old Norse "ledhrblaka," "leather flapper." It became "bakka" and then "bat."
Description: Similar to Megaderma but with bright yellow or orange wings and ears; bluish fur. Enormous ears with long, forked tragus (ear flap); tall, pointed noseleaf. Length of head and body 2.4-3.2 in, forearm 2.2-2.5 in, weight
1.2-1.4 oz.
Location: Eastern Africa.
Habitat: Lowland savanna and open woodlands near water;
occasionally riverine gallery forests.
Behavior: This strikingly colored bat is most abundant in open country around lakes, marshes, rivers, or the sea, below 6700 feet elevation. In pairs or groups at 4 or 5, yellow-winged bats roost by day in bushes and trees, sometimes in direct sunlight; with their faces covered with their wings, they look like dry leaves. They are restless and will change roosting sites during broad daylight. They feed at dusk and during the night. The bat hangs on a low branch in the open. Very alert, it sees or hears an insect on the ground or flying, swoops down and captures it, and returns to the roost to eat its catch leisurely. Large and small insects, including moths and butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, flies and mosquitoes, are its prey.
Reproduction: Following a gestation of about 3 months, most births of the single offspring occur in April.
Go to the Bats Page to get a general discussion of this flying mammal.
Go to the Bats Index to study the other bats included in America Zoo.
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