Zora

Zora was a complete surprise; spotted bats usually live several hundred miles away from Arizona Bat Rescue. Zora is currently the only recorded sighting of a spotted bat in our area.  Zora was found on the ground with a wing and tail injury and bruising to her ears. It's possible that she came to the Phoenix valley on a truck but it's also possible there are unrecorded spotted bats in the area.

Zora is a force, we call her the queen of our roost. She's not afraid of anything and makes her needs known by chirping any time her food bowl is empty when it should be full of worms. Unfortunately, her wounds were extensive enough that she won't be releasable so she will stay with us. You can rest assured that she'll keep us in line. 

About Spotted bats

Spotted bats are one of the most elusive bat species in the U.S. and there's still a lot we don't know about them. They can be found from British Columbia, Canada southward thought the western United States and into Mexico. Spotted bats are easily identified by their huge ears and spotted coat. When they are resting, their ears curl up next to their head and unfurl when they are active. Spotted bats are solitary and territorial rather than colonial like many bat speices. Their diet consists mainly of moths and their echolocation is low enough to be heard by humans.