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title: "Pipistrellus subflavus"
description: "Perimyotis subflavus — Zoogdieren. The tricolored bat or American perimyotis is a species of microbat native to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/tri-coloured-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pipistrellus subflavus

> Perimyotis subflavus — Zoogdieren. The tricolored bat or American perimyotis is a species of microbat native to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Perimyotis subflavus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 3486
- Wikidata: [Q478631](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478631)
- iNaturalist taxon: [183166](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/183166)

## Names

- en: Tri-coloured Bat
- de: Östliche Amerikanische Zwergfledermaus
- es: Pipistrelo del este americano
- fr: Pipistrelle de l'est
- nl: Pipistrellus subflavus
- pl: Pipistrellus subflavus

## Countries with the most observations

US (2780), CA (135), MX (9)

## Summary

The tricolored bat or American perimyotis is a species of microbat native to eastern North America. Formerly known as the eastern pipistrelle, based on the incorrect belief that it was closely related to European Pipistrellus species, the closest known relative of the tricolored bat is now recognized as the canyon bat. Its common name "tricolored bat" derives from the coloration of the hairs on its back, which have three distinct color bands. It is the smallest bat species in the eastern and midwestern US, with individuals weighing only 4.6–7.9 g (0.16–0.28 oz). This species mates in the…

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

## Photo

![Pipistrellus subflavus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tri-coloured-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Zareie-Vaux · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36085057

## Machine access

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