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

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

Scientific name	Otomops martiensseni
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the large-eared free-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the large-eared free-tailed bat in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 large-eared free-tailed bat endangered?

The large-eared free-tailed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the large-eared free-tailed bat?

The large-eared free-tailed bat (Otomops martiensseni) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Otomops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the large-eared free-tailed bat

The large-eared free-tailed bat (Otomops martiensseni) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae native to Africa.

It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and possibly Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, arable land, and plantations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large-eared free-tailed bat (revision 1327085620), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831098 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).