Florida bonneted bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Florida bonneted bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eumops floridanus
Group	Bats
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Florida bonneted bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Florida bonneted bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Florida bonneted bat endangered?

The Florida bonneted bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Florida bonneted bat?

The Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Eumops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Florida bonneted bat

The Florida bonneted bat or Florida mastiff bat (Eumops floridanus) is a species of bat in the genus Eumops, the bonneted bats or mastiff bats. Until recently, it was classified as a subspecies of Wagner's bonneted bat (Eumops glaucinus). It is endemic to southern Florida in the United States.

This species has one of the smallest geographical distributions of any New World bat. It has been called "one of the most critically endangered mammal species in North America". It is protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Florida bonneted bat (revision 1369149407), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5409636 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).