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title: "Northern Hoary Bat"
description: "Lasiurus cinereus — Mammals. The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-hoary-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Hoary Bat

> Lasiurus cinereus — Mammals. The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Lasiurus cinereus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2410
- Wikidata: [Q587145](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587145)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40523)

## Names

- en: Northern Hoary Bat
- de: Eisgraue Fledermaus
- es: Murciélago canoso de cola peluda
- fr: Chauve-souris cendrée
- nl: Grijze vleermuis

## Countries with the most observations

US (1093), MX (211), CA (203)

## Summary

The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It lives throughout most of North America (and possibly also in Hawaii, although this is disputed).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoary_bat

## Photo

![Northern Hoary Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-hoary-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kevin Keegan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/371438007

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-hoary-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).