Thirteen species of bats live year round in Florida.
Click on the individual bat species below for more information.

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Southeastern bat (Myotis austroriparius)

Evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus)

Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus)

Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Velvety free-tailed bat (Molossus molossus)

Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)

Rafinesque's big -eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Seminole bat (Lasiurus seminolus)

Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)

Northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius)

All photos by Merlin D. Tuttle.