Conservation/Management Issues: No major threats
Distribution: Southern Canada, United States, Mexico, portions of north-west South America (Range; sources)
Habitat: Can be found in urban and rural areas; they do not like dense forests
Feeding: Insectivore; they mainly go after beetles, but will also consume flies, moths, and other flying insects
Life Cycle and Breeding: Mate during the fall; females will gather together during the spring to rear their young; depending on geographic location, this species can have 1-2 pups; young solely depend on their mother for around a month and will fledge in 3-5 weeks
Behavior: Young will produce calls if they fall out of their roost to communicate with their mother; young can be transported by their mother
Size: ~4.3-5 in. long; ~13 in. wingspan
Sexual Selection: Sexually dimorphic; females are larger than males
Identification: Brownish-tan fur on the backside, lighter on the underside; parts with no fur are black; rounded ears; broad nose