Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History
The University of Florida is home to the world's largest occupied bat houses, a trio of raised structures located on campus.
Credit: Bri Lehan/UF
The University of Florida's original bat house was built in 1991. It is the most densely occupied house.
Credit: Bri Lehan/UF
Environmental Health & Safety staff at UF recently attached four smaller houses to the outside of the newest barn in hopes of enticing the bats to begin using it.
Credit: Bri Lehan/UF
Environmental Health & Safety staff at UF recently attached four smaller houses to the outside of the newest barn in hopes of enticing the bats to begin using it.
Credit: Angelo Soto-Centeno/Florida Museum of Natural History
The vast majority of UF’s bats are Brazilian free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis. Brazilian free-tailed bats are one of the most common bat species in North America and the most common bats in Florida.
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