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

Where the pocketed free-tailed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nyctinomops femorosaccus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae

Where does the pocketed free-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pocketed free-tailed bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

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 pocketed free-tailed bat endangered?

The pocketed 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 pocketed free-tailed bat?

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

About the pocketed free-tailed bat

The pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States. They resemble the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).They are recognized as "least concern" by the IUCN and as "apparently secure" by Natureserve.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pocketed free-tailed bat (revision 1363142639), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832705 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).