Field Guide to Florida Bats

Vespertillionidae

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status
Southeastern Myotis	Myotis austroriparius	SGCN +
Tricolored Bat	Perimyotis subflavus	SGCN+
Gray Bat	Myotis grisescens	SGCN endangered
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Corynorhinus rafinesquii	SGCN +
Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus	SGCN +
Evening Bat	Nycticeius humeralis	+
Eastern Red Bat	Lasiurus borealis	SGCN
Seminole Bat	Lasiurus seminolus	SGCN
Northern Yellow Bat	Lasiurus intermedius	SGCN
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus	SGCN

Molossidae

Bats in this family are known as “free-tailed” bats. The bats tail extends past the uropatagium, the membrane surrounding the bats tail. There are approximately 85 species of bats in this family world-wide, and they all consume insects.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status
Brazilian (Mexican) Free-tailed Bat	Tadarida brasiliensis	SGCN+
Velvety Free-tailed Bat	Molossus molossus	+
Florida Bonneted Bat	Eumops floridanus	SGCN endangered +

Key

SGCN: Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Florida

endangered: Federally Endangered

+: Known to use bat houses and/or human structures for roosting