Serotine bat

Description

The serotine bat has long fur which on the back is smoky-brown in colour,while the underparts are a paler yellowish-brown,the nose and triangular shaped ears are black,and the membranes of the wings are dark black or brown.The juveniles are darker than the adults.Serotine bats are easy to identify in flight,because its broad wings combined with its slow,highly manoeuvrable,flapping flight interspersed with brief glides is distinctive.The tragus has a relatively thin and pointed shape and is not kidney shaped as in Nyctalus.