Molossus

Genus

Molossus

Molossus

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

Species in this group

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

Pallas' Free-tailed Bat
LC

Pallas' Free-tailed Bat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Molossus molossus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black Mastiff Bat
LC

Black Mastiff Bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Molossus rufus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black mastiff bat

Black mastiff bat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Molossus nigricans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Alvarez's Mastiff Bat

Alvarez's Mastiff Bat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Molossus alvarezi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~10%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Molossus

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~10%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
3 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
6 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
7 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%