Georgia’s records for this bat are few, and they sit almost entirely in the southern half of the state, from the Okefenokee Swamp east to Cumberland Island and the barrier-island coast. That distribution matches the species everywhere it occurs, since it’s a bat of the warm Coastal Plain and rarely turns up in the cooler Piedmont or mountains to the north.
Unlike most bats in Georgia, this one doesn’t roost in caves, hollow trees, or buildings. It hangs in Spanish moss and palm fronds, the drapes of gray-green moss common on live oaks across the coastal counties, which gives it excellent camouflage but also ties it tightly to that specific piece of Southern landscape. Where the moss and palms end, so does the species’ range.
Records so far cluster in spring and early summer, which likely reflects when moss-roosting bats are easiest to find rather than a true seasonal absence the rest of the year.
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