Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois 1796)

D, K D., L, A M., M, B, B, R J. & A, L K., 2012, N C R 14 B S B S S T D S H S, Occasional Papers of the Museum 315, pp. 1-16 : 4

Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois 1796)

Hoary Bat

The hoary bat is a statewide, migratory species documented in every ecological region within Texas. This bat displays the common spring-fall migration pattern, although in Texas, males and females demonstrate geographical segregation ( Ammerman et al. 2012). The hoary bat is a forest dwelling species ( Schmidly 2004; Ammerman et al. 2012). New records of L. cinereus were documented from ten counties. Gregg County previously was listed as a TDH/DSHS record ( Ammerman et al. 2012). However, because the specimen supporting this record was never archived, we consider the new specimen as a county record.

Bastrop County.— An adult female ( TTU 113609 , TK 171221) was received on 8 September 2008 .

Collin County.—A male (TTU 114584, TK

173084) was received on 20 August 2010.

Crane County.—A male (TTU 113392, TK

171004) was received on 18 May 2008.

Ector County.—An adult male (TTU 113506, TK

171118) was received on 14 May 2009.

Gregg County.—An adult female (TTU 113626,

TK 171238) was received on 24 May 2008.

Johnson County.—An adult male (TTU 113569,

TK 171181) was received on 20 October 2007.

Parker County.—A female (TTU 114604, TK

173104) was received on 13 September 2010.

Smith County.— Six females (four adult and two juvenile) were received between July 2007 and July 2008. The first adult specimen ( TTU 113566 , TK 171178) was received on 14 July 2007. The other five specimens were received in 2008 with three of those being received on 27 June, two juveniles ( TTU 113633 , TK 171245; TTU 113632 , TK 171244) and one adult ( TTU 113556 , TK 171168). The remaining two adult specimens were received on 2 July ( TTU 113563 , TK 171175) and on 16 July ( TTU 113554 , TK 171166) .

Williamson County.— An adult male ( TTU 113607 , TK 171219) was received on 18 August 2008 . An adult female ( TTU 113505 , TK 17117) was received on 13 October 2009 .

Young County.— A specimen ( TTU 113640 , TK 172002) of undetermined sex was received on 27 May 2010. Young County occupies both the Central Great Plains and Cross Timbers ecoregions ( Griffith et al. 2004) .