Mexican freetailed bats live in colonies, mostly in caves. White hairs cover its reddish-brown underfur, giving the bat a spotted appearance. Hoary bats live alone in trees and migrate south for the winter. The red bat has white-tipped red fur. The male is bright red, and the female is grayish-red.
Red bats have short, rounded ears covered with fur.
They live alone in trees and fly south every winter. The silver-haired bat has dark underfur with white outer hair. Both males and females have brownish underfur, but the male has blacker coloring. It lives in trees. In summer, the males live alone, and the females in groups.