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  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
  • North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA

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Pallid Bat

Antrozous pallidus

North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina, USA

Least Concern

It is locally common (Wilson and Ruff 1999). A single colony can range from 12 to 100 individuals, with a maximum of 162 bats. About 95% of groups consist of at least 20 individuals, with the largest colony consisting of 162 bats. Pallid Bats are highly social. Read More

The Pallid Bat may be in trouble because it is very sensitive to disturbance. Any disturbance, even hiking, can cause the bat to abandon a roosting area completely. Human disturbance of foraging areas has also decreased prey availability and diversity. Also, the use of pesticides has had a serious impact on Pallid Bat populations (Miller 2002). Read More

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Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & de Grammont, P.C. 2017. Antrozous pallidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T1790A22129152. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T1790A22129152.en