Silver-Haired Bat

The Silver-Haired Bat is black with silver fur on it's back. It lives in the wooded areas of Wisconsin.

Red Bat

The Red Bat is often found living in trees during the summer.

The red bat has reddish fur. If you're not careful, the red bat is easy to miss. It can look like a dead leaf!

Red bats can be seen flying in the early evening and enjoy eating moths.

Hoary Bat

The Hoary Bat is one of the largest bats in the United States. It has dark-yellowish fur with bits of white.

It likes to make a home in evergreen trees. Like the red bat, it eats moths.

Pipistrelle

The Pipistrelle is Wisconsin's smallest bat. It's body is about three inches long and it has a wingspan of about seven inches.  

Little Brown Bat

The Little Brown Bat is the most common bat found in Wisconsin. It is often found in hollow trees and buildings during the summer.

In winter it flies to the nearest cave or abandoned mine to hibernate. The Little Brown Bat is the one most likely to get inside houses.

Eastern Long-ear

The Eastern Long-ear bat looks a lot like the little brown bat. It's fur is not as shiny as the little brown bat.

The Eastern Long-ear prefers to live in abandoned mines and small caves. It enjoys eating insects.

Big Brown Bat

Big Brown Bats can be often found in attics and behind shutters of houses. They will also "hang out" in hollow trees.

When winter comes they will find caves, old mines or buildings to hibernate.