The silver-haired bat has a deep chocolate brown color with white frosting on its back and abdomen. It lives in forest and grassland habitats, often in old-growth forests. It eats various arthropods like flies, midges, moths, mosquitoes, beetles and ants using echolocation to detect and capture its prey at night.

1. Silver- Haired Bat

2. What is a bat? B ats are the only mammals that fly. They have furry bodies and thin, leathery wings. Bats hang upside down when they are resting. Bats sleep during the day and come out at night to feed. Bats find their way by making high-pitched squeaks and clicks. The echoes of these noises are picked up by sensitive ears and used to guide them around.

3. Colour Unlike most bats, the silver-haired bat is easily distinguishable. It has a deep chocolate brown colour with a white frosting on its back and abdomen.

7. History of Bats Almost 1/4 of all mammal species are bats (1,116 species) ranging in size from the 2 gram Bumblebee Bat to the 750 gram flying foxes. As a group they are poorly understood and often feared. Common misconceptions about bats contribute to the fear. Bats do not get tangled in hair, they do not all carry rabies, they do not all suck blood, and they are not blind. They are amazing creatures. They are nocturnal (active at night) and use a sophisticated ultrasonic detection system known as echolocation. They play an important role in many ecosystems as seed dispersers, pollinators and controllers of night-flying insects

13. Pictures of a Silver Haired Bat