Florida Bonneted Bat Consultation Area - The area in south Florida that requires consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service on potential impacts to the Florida Bonneted Bat. Applicants with projects in the Urban Bat Area should contact the Service for specific guidance addressing this area and individual consultation. The Consultation Key should not be used for projects in this area.
If a project falls within the consultation area impacts to the Florida Bonneted Bat should be assessed and consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service should be initiated.
Consultation area encompasses all areas where populations are known to exist. Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) Listing Status: Endangered Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND General Information The Florida bonneted bat is a member of the Molossidae (free-tailed bats) family within the order Chiroptera. The species is the largest bat in Florida(Owre 1978; Belwood 1992). Males and females are not significantly different in size, and there is no pattern of size-related geographic variation in this species(Timm and Genoways 2004). Members of the genus Eumops have large, rounded pinnae (ears), arising from a single point or joined medially on the forehead (Best et al. 1997). Ears are joined at the midline of the head. This feature, along with its large size, distinguishes the Florida bonneted bat from the smaller Brazilian (=Mexican)free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis). Eumops are among the narrowest of all molossids (Freeman 1981, as cited in Best et al. 1997) and are well-adapted for rapid, prolonged flight (Vaughan 1959 as cited in Best et al. 1997). This wing structure is conducive to high-speed flight in open areas (Findley et al. 1972 as cited in Best et al. 1997). The Florida bonneted bat's fur is short and glossy, with hairs sharply bicolored with a white base (Belwood 1992; Timm and Genoways 2004). Like other molossids, color is highly variable, varying from black to brown to brownish-gray or cinnamon brown with ventral pelage (fur) paler than dorsal (Owre 1978; Belwood 1992; Timm and Genoways 2004). Source: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=A0JB
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Please refer to the Ecological Services Office website responsible for your area of interest for current information on this species: South Florida ESO: https://www.fws.gov/verobeach/ North Florida ESO: https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/ Panama City ESO: https://www.fws.gov/PanamaCity/
South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th St.
South Florida ESO: https://www.fws.gov/verobeach/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Field Office
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GeoPlan received this dataset from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service via email on December 20th, 2019. Dataset was sent by: Shana DiPalma Cartographer, Everglades South Team U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service South Florida Ecological Services Office Vero Beach, FL Original Filename: FBB_Consultation_Area_2019.shp The data downloaded was in shapefile format and was in the following projection: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N Changed original filename to: ca_bonneted_bat_oct19 -Added and populated OFFICE field. -Added and populated ACRES field. -Added and populated DESCRIPT field. -Added and populated FGDLAQDATE field.
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South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th St.
South Florida ESO: https://www.fws.gov/verobeach/