EDIS (Nov 2016)

Florida's Bats: Velvety Free-Tailed Bat

  • Holly K. Ober,
  • Terry J. Doonan,
  • Emily H. Evans

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2016, no. 9

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The velvety free-tailed bat is found nowhere in the United States but extreme south Florida. These bats emerge from their roosts earlier than most other bats, often shortly before sunset. This 2-page fact sheet explains how to differentiate velvety free-tailed bats from Brazilian free-tailed bats and Florida bonneted bats. Written by Holly K. Ober, Terry Doonan, and Emily Evans, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, November 2016. WEC380/UW425: Florida's Bats: Velvety Free-Tailed Bat (ufl.edu)

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