Florida mammals

Northern Yellow Bat in Florida

Lasiurus intermedius

Native to Florida SNR Unranked in Florida

Not listed as nonindigenous in Florida by USGS NAS; native to its Florida range.

IUCN Red List status

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

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AI-generated image: Northern yellow bat hanging among dead palm fronds. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy — AI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracynorthern yellow bat hanging head-down among dead palm frondsAI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyNorthern yellow bat hanging among dead palm frondsAI-generated image No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracyNorthern yellow bat close view against a palm stem

Northern Yellow Bat in Florida, by the numbers

Occasional in Florida 56th most recorded of 116 mammals logged in Florida

217 occurrence records

49 with iNaturalist photos

Jun 17, 2026 Last seen in Florida

217 total records count every Florida occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the monthly chart covers the 212 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Northern Yellow Bat in Florida

Most sightings fall in February to April.

212 Florida occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Florida records (table)

Month	Records
January	9
February	29
March	32
April	30
May	14
June	28
July	16
August	12
September	18
October	11
November	6
December	7

Monthly northern yellow bat occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Florida.

Seasonality

Year-round in Florida, with recorded sightings peaking in February–April, with a smaller rise in June.

Occurrence map

Where Northern Yellow Bat has been recorded in Florida

217 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

216 Florida records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Big Cypress National Preserve	3
Everglades National Park	1
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	1
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park	1
Ichetucknee Springs State Park	1
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park	1
Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area	1

Protected places with the most northern yellow bat sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Florida

County	Records
Leon County	48
Alachua County	31
Miami-Dade County	16
Franklin County	16
Hillsborough County	14
Marion County	9
Polk County	8
Taylor County	8
Jefferson County	7
Broward County	6
St. Johns County	6
Monroe County	5
19 other counties	43

The complete county distribution, spread across 31 Florida counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Florida hasn’t assigned the northern yellow bat a NatureServe state rank (listed SNR), though its global G5 rank reflects a secure species rangewide. The state’s 217 documented records split between iNaturalist (49) and GBIF (208), with no single named hotspot in the data, consistent with a bat that roosts scattered across palm fronds and Spanish moss rather than concentrating at a few sites.

Reports peak in March, with February and April close behind, a late-winter-into-spring cluster in the record calendar. That timing likely reflects when the species is easiest to detect, not necessarily when it’s most active in the wild.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist.

Full species profile Northern Yellow Bat Lasiurus intermedius Size 8.9 cm3.5 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz View the full profile

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Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"