Big free-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis Least concern

Where the big free-tailed bat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 22 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Big free-tailed bat: Nyctinomops macrotus — Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Nyctinomops macrotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the big free-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the big free-tailed bat in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, São Geraldo do Araguaia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the big free-tailed bat endangered?

The big free-tailed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the big free-tailed bat?

The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Nyctinomops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big free-tailed bat

The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a bat species found in the Americas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big free-tailed bat (revision 1345455556), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832615 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).