[4] The tip of each dorsal hair is a light gray, and one to two-thirds of the basal is dark brown.

[4] They have wide, dog-like muzzles, pronounced facial glands, and disproportionately large bacula.

[9] Evening bats mate in the fall and winter; the sperm is stored until the spring, when fertilization occurs.

[3] Female pups exhibit natal philopatry, meaning that as adults, they return to the roost where they were born to give birth.

[16] Despite foraging in the same areas at the same time, these three bat species choose different prey items at different points throughout the summer.

[13] Evening bats roost in a variety of structures, including Spanish moss, under bark, in tree cavities, and in buildings.

[18] For foraging habitat, evening bats in Georgia prefer pine forest, riparian zones, and open fields.

[4] While the evening bat is considered endangered in the state of Indiana,[20] it has a cosmopolitan distribution throughout the southeast and midwest.