Family

Free-tailed Bats

Molossidae

17 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyMolossidae (Free-tailed Bats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Mormopterus jugularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Molossus molossus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tadarida brasiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nyctinomops macrotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tadarida teniotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Molossus rufus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cynomops greenhalli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Austronomus australis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaerephon pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Eumops floridanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mops condylurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Molossus nigricans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tadarida aegyptiaca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Molossus alvarezi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Eumops underwoodi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Free-tailed Bats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat			~20%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
2	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~20%
	Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat			Insufficient data
3	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	Alvarez's Mastiff Bat			Insufficient data
	Underwood's Bonneted Bat			Insufficient data
	Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
	Big Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
5	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
	Florida Bonneted Bat			Insufficient data
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Black Mastiff Bat			Insufficient data
	greenhall's dog-faced bat			Insufficient data
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
	Florida Bonneted Bat			~10%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
8	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
9	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	European Free-tailed Bat			~10%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
11	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
13	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	White-striped Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
14	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
15	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	🐒 Seychelles Free-tailed Bat			~10%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	🐒 Angolan Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
18	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Black mastiff bat			Insufficient data
20	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
21	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Egyptian Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
22	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
23	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	European Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
24	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Black mastiff bat			Insufficient data
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Alvarez's Mastiff Bat			Insufficient data
26	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
27	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
29	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
30	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
31	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Big Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	greenhall's dog-faced bat			Insufficient data
33	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Egyptian Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
34	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Pallas' Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
35	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	European Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
36	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
37	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
38	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
39	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-striped Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
40	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
41	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
43	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data
44	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Egyptian Free-tailed Bat			Insufficient data