Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

The Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) are agile fliers who eat and drink on the wing, often hunting over corn and cotton fields, open marshes, and along forest edges.

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"Found throughout woodlands of the eastern and central United States, these tiny brown bats spend their days tucked away in tree cavities and emerge at dusk to feast on flying beetles and multiple other flying insects. They are agile fliers who eat and drink on the wing, often hunting over corn and cotton fields, open marshes, and along forest edges. Females in the south typically give birth to twins in May, earlier than most other species. These are little bats with great big personalities and a knack for ventriloquism. Bat carers know them for their ability to complain at full volume while simultaneously swallowing delicious mealworms! That, and the propensity to “skunk” intruders in their personal space, endears them to those of us with a warped sense of humeralis."

Species information and photo generously provided by: AustinBatRefuge.org

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RANGE: IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org

Check out the entire  "The Night Shift: Austin's Native Bats" Series!

Launched in collaboration with Austin Bat Refuge at the Really Small Museum during Bat month (October 2026):

Artwork ©Juliet Whitsett | Social: @juliet_whitsett_art   

Juliet Whitsett is an Austin-based artist and environmental advocate specializing in biodiversity, ecological storytelling, and public engagement. Through research-driven art, she makes scientific knowledge accessible, inspiring awareness and action for the natural world.

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SOURCES:

AUSTIN BAT REFUGE: https://leem16.sg-host.com/ourwork/local-species/evening-bat-2/

IUCN Red List (September, 2014) http://www.iucnredlist.org