Pallas' Free-tailed Bat
Molossus molossus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMolossidae (Free-tailed Bats)
- GenusMolossus
- SpeciesMolossus molossus (Pallas' Free-tailed Bat)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Phyllostomus hastatus
Mimon crenulatum
Gardnerycteris crenulatum
Fischer's little fruit bat
Rhinophylla fischerae
Chestnut Short-Tailed Bat
Carollia castanea
Dark Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus obscurus
Great Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus lituratus
Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyriscus bidens
Northern Little Yellow-eared Bat
Vampyressa thyone
Common tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
MacConnell's bat
Mesophylla macconnelli
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pallas' Free-tailed Bat at Yasuní National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |