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

Nigerian free-tailed bat Chaerephon nigeriae Least concern

Where the Nigerian free-tailed bat lives, 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 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Chaerephon nigeriae
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Is the Nigerian free-tailed bat endangered?

The Nigerian 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 Nigerian free-tailed bat?

The Nigerian free-tailed bat (Chaerephon nigeriae) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Molossidae, genus Chaerephon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nigerian free-tailed bat

The Nigerian free-tailed bat (Mops nigeriae) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is native to two widely separated parts of Africa, and is sometimes considered to represent two separate species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nigerian free-tailed bat (revision 1326801079), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832845 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).