Arizona Bat
|
Arizona Bat Myotis lucifugus occultus No photograph available Wingspan: 9 – 11”; Body length: 1 1/2 – 2” Diet: small insects The Arizona bat is a subspecies of the Little Brown Bat, which is found from central Alaska to central Mexico. Insects are usually captured with a wingtip, and transferred to a scoop formed by the tail and interfemoral membrane (between the legs) before being eaten. |
Did You Know?
Tonto National Monument is home to a crested saguaro. Biologists disagree as to why some saguaros grow in this unusual form. Some speculate that it is a genetic mutation. Others say it is the result of lightning or freeze damage. About one in 150,000 saguaros develop this unusual growth.