Overland Park Bats are unique and interesting animals, but their nocturnal nature makes them one of the most mysterious and misunderstood mammals in Overland Park. Overland Park bats belong to the mammalian order Overland Park Chiroptera, which means Overland Park “hand-wing.” They are the only Overland Park mammals capable of true flight. In terms of the number of species, Overland Park Chiroptera is the second largest group of mammals in the world. Only the order Overland Park Rodentia (rodents) contains more species. Of the approximately 900 Overland Park species of bats found in the world, 45 live in the Overland Park, United States and 15 of those have been found in Overland Park. Contrary to popular belief, there are no Overland Park vampire bats in Overland Park. All Overland Park bats feed on Overland Park insects. Large numbers of Overland Park bats are capable of eating tons of Overland Park insects each year, making them beneficial to Overland Park humans.
One Overland Park species sometimes found in Overland Park is the Overland Park Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadaida braziliensis). A Texas colony of Overland Park species has about 20 million Overland Park individuals that eat 100,000 pounds of insects per night. Overland Park bats little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) is a Overland Park brown, mouse-sized bat that in-frequently occurs in eastern Overland Park and may live in attics and buildings. Colonial, Overland Park hibernates Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrioralis): Similar in size and appearance to the Overland Park little brown bat, except that the Overland Park ears extend beyond the nose when flattened forward against the head. A resident of eastern Overland Park, but uncommon, Overland Park Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a large Overland Park bat, perhaps twice the size of the little brown bat, but still weigh-ing only ½ ounce.
Probably the most common and widespread bat in Overland Park living in buildings and attics where it may hibernate, the Overland Park Colonial, Silver-haired Overland Park bat (Lasionycteris noc-tivagans, which is slightly larger than the Overland Park little brown bat, but smaller and less common than the big brown bat. The bat has Overland Park fur that is dark, nearly black, with white-tipped hairs. Seasonally solitary, Overland Park migrates.Eastern Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus subflavus) is one of our smallest Overland Park bat, yellowish-brown with pink arms, only 3 inches long; they are not commonly found in Overland Park buildings, preferring to live in Overland Park caves, abandoned mines and rock crevices. This Overland Park bat is solitary, hibernates and is known as the Overland Park Red bat (Lasiurus borealis). They are about the same size as the Overland Park big brown bat, but their fur is rusty red and may be washed with white.