Bats of the Bahamas

Bat species that have been recorded in the Bahamas:

  • Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
  • Bahamian Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus bahamensis)
  • Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
  • Buffy Flower Bat (Erophylla sezekorni)
  • Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus waterhousii)
  • Leach's Single Leaf Bat (Monophyllus redmani)
  • Tomes' Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina aurita)
  • Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
  • Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum)
  • Gervais' Funnel-eared Bat (Nyctiellus lepidus Gervais's)
  • Bahamian Funnel-eared Bat (Natalus tumidifrons)
  • Bahamian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis bahamensis)
  • Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
  • Parnell's Mustached Bat (Pteronotus parnellii)
  • Antillean Ghost-faced Bat (Mormoops blainvillii)