Family

Free-tailed Bats

Molossidae

18 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Mormopterus jugularis

Insufficient data

Nyctinomops laticaudatus

10–20% · With luck

Molossus molossus

Insufficient data

Tadarida brasiliensis

Nyctinomops macrotis

Molossus rufus

Cynomops greenhalli

Chaerephon pusillus

Eumops floridanus

Mops condylurus

Tadarida teniotis

Molossus nigricans

Tadarida aegyptiaca

Molossus alvarezi

Eumops underwoodi

Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Austronomus australis

Insufficient data

Eumops perotis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

5–10

Apr

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

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

Free-tailed Bats

Species in this group

Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat

Espirito Santo Free-tailed Bat

Pallas' Free-tailed Bat

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Big Free-tailed Bat

Black Mastiff Bat

greenhall's dog-faced bat

Seychelles Free-tailed Bat

Florida Bonneted Bat

Angolan Free-tailed Bat

European Free-tailed Bat

Black mastiff bat

Egyptian Free-tailed Bat

Alvarez's Mastiff Bat

Underwood's Bonneted Bat

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

White-striped Free-tailed Bat

Western Bonneted Bat

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Free-tailed Bats

Parks Ranked