How Many Species Of Bats Are There In North America?
by paco on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
We have a system of caves near by where some scientists say that there might be up to 200 species of bats wintering there. Does this sound possible?
200 seems kind of hi8gh I would tend to think that there are only about 40 or 50 species in North America. I have a bat house on my proterty and never see more than 4 or 5 different kinds of bats there. They take care of most of the mosquitoes in the summer, so I encourage them to nest in the bat box as soon as they arrive by setting out pieces of hamburger in the nearby trees to give them food until enough insects come out to provide them with a steady diet.
BB,
Raji the Green Witch
The number I have been given is around 40. 200 seems high to me for North American species. There are around 200 South American species, however.