Bats of Florida - A Checklist

Northwest Florida Environmental Conservancy, Part 2

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Bats of Florida - A Checklist

Prepared by Karl Studenroth - 27 April, 2000. Revised 1 March, 2006 (verified by George Marks – FL Bat Center).

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae (Twilight Bats)

#	Common Name	Scientific Name	FL Distribution	Roosting Habitat	Notes
1	Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Northern 2/3	Trees, bridges abandoned buildings	Uncommon in FL
2	Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus	Statewide, except Keys	Caves, trees, bridges, buildings	Uncommon in FL
3	Silver-haired Bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Panhandle	Trees – foliage roosting	Accidental in FL
4	Red Bat	Lasiurus borealis	Northern 2/3	Trees – foliage roosting	Common in FL
5	Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus	Northern 1/3	Trees – foliage roosting	Uncommon in FL
6	Yellow Bat	Lasiurus intermedius	Statewide, except Keys	Trees – foliage roosting	Abundant in FL
7	Seminole Bat	Lasiurus seminolus	Statewide, except Keys	Trees – foliage roosting	Common in FL
8	Southeastern Bat	Myotis austroriparius	Northern 2/3	Caves, bridges, culverts, buildings	Common in FL
9	Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	Panhandle	Caves	Federally & State listed as Endangered
10	N. Long-eared Bat	Myotis septentrionalis	Panhandle	Trees, buildings	Accidental in FL
11	Indiana Bat	Myotis sodalis	Panhandle	Caves, trees	Federally & State listed as Endangered. Accidental in FL
12	Evening Bat	Nycticeius humeralis	Statewide, except Keys	Trees, bridges, buildings	Common in FL
13	E. Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus subflavus	Statewide, except Keys	Caves, trees, bridges	Common in FL

Family: Molossidae (Free-tailed & Mastiff Bats)

#	Common Name	Scientific Name	FL Distribution	Roosting Habitat	Notes
14	Florida bonneted or Wagner’s Mastiff Bat	Eumops glaucinus	Southern 1/4	Trees, buildings	Listed as Endangered - State of FL
15	Velvety free-tailed or Little Mastiff Bat	Molossus molossus	Keys	Trees, buildings	Reported in middle & southern Keys
16	Brazilian Free-tailed Bat	Tadarida brasiliensis	Statewide, except Keys	Trees, bridges, buildings	Common in FL

Family: Phyllostomidae (Neotropical Fruit Bats)

#	Common Name	Scientific Name	FL Distribution	Roosting Habitat	Notes
17	Jamacian Fruit or Antillean Fruit Bat	Artibeus jamaicensis	Keys	Trees, buildings	Accidental in FL. Only reported from southern Keys
18	Buffy Flower Bat	Erophylla sezekorni	Keys, extreme southern Peninsula	Caves	Accidental in FL.
19	Cuban Flower Bat	Phyllonycteris poeyi	Keys	Caves	Accidental in FL.
20	Cuban Fruit-eating Bat	Phyllops falcatus	Keys	Trees (often in Mahogany)	Accidental in FL.

Removed from State Species List - 1 March, 2006

21	Keen’s Bat	Myotis keeni	Panhandle	Caves	Now divided into two species: Myotis keeni is only found in the Pacific Northwest; while Myotis septentrionalis is found throughout most of the U.S.
22	Little Brown Bat	Myotis lucifugus	Panhandle	Caves, trees, buildings	Originally incorrectly identified – specimens were Southeastern Bats.

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