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

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

Scientific name	Mops midas
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the Midas free-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Midas 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 Midas free-tailed bat endangered?

The Midas 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 Midas free-tailed bat?

The Midas free-tailed bat (Mops midas) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Mops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Midas free-tailed bat

The Midas free-tailed bat (Mops midas) is a species of bat scientifically classified in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae. It is distributed from western Africa to Saudi Arabia and further south. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, woodlands and hot deserts. The more southern are also known to live around large rivers or the swamps.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Midas free-tailed bat (revision 1314887589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832858 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).