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

Where the European free-tailed bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tadarida teniotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the European free-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European free-tailed bat in 4 countries and territories across Europe.

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 European free-tailed bat endangered?

The European 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 European free-tailed bat?

The European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Tadarida. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European free-tailed bat

The European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis, sometimes given as Tadarida insignis) is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World. Other common names include the bulldog bat and the mastiff bat because of the presence of wrinkling on the snout. This bat is found in the Mediterranean region of Europe and in scattered locations across Asia at altitudes from sea level to 3100 m. The range of distribution is from the Canary Islands and Madeira through the whole Mediterranean area, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and the Middle East. In the north to southern France, southern Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and Bulgaria. It was reported from Korea in 1931, but has not been sighted on the Korean Peninsula since then. Populations in Japan, Taiwan and Korea are now considered to be a separate species Tadarida insignis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European free-tailed bat (revision 1374339325), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q540069 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).