# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat
> **US Fish and Wildlife Service** · Final rule. · Published 2024-03-07 · Effective 2024-04-08 · 89 FR 16624
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-04053
- **Category:** endangered-species
- **Sub-agency:** US Fish and Wildlife Service
- **State:** FL
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 16624
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2024-03-07
- **Effective date:** 2024-04-08
- **Interior docket:** Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2019-0106
## Abstract

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. In total, approximately 1,160,625 acres (469,688 hectares) in 13 Florida counties fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This rule extends the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/07/2024-04053/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-endangered-florida)
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