---
title: "Northern Yellow Bat"
description: "Lasiurus intermedius — Mammals. The northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius) is a non-migratory bat in the family Vespertilionidae, typically active year-round except during abnormally frigid winter weather, during which they will induce torpor."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-yellow-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Yellow Bat

> Lasiurus intermedius — Mammals. The northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius) is a non-migratory bat in the family Vespertilionidae, typically active year-round except during abnormally frigid winter weather, during which they will induce torpor.

- Scientific name: *Lasiurus intermedius*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 245
- Wikidata: [Q305683](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305683)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40527](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40527)

## Names

- en: Northern Yellow Bat
- de: Nördliche Gelbfledermaus
- es: Murciélago cola peluda norteño
- fr: Chauve-souris jaune du Nord

## Countries with the most observations

US (138), MX (12)

## Summary

The northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius) is a non-migratory bat in the family Vespertilionidae, typically active year-round except during abnormally frigid winter weather, during which they will induce torpor.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40527

## Machine access

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