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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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