Family

Free-tailed Bats

Molossidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

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

Species in this group

Tadarida brasiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chaerephon pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tadarida teniotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Eumops floridanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Free-tailed Bats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 103 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
	Florida Bonneted Bat			<5%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	🐒 Seychelles Free-tailed Bat			~10%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	European Free-tailed Bat			~10%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	<5%
	European Free-tailed Bat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 4	~20%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~20%
2	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~20%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~20%
3	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
5	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
6	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
7	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
8	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
9	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
10	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~10%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			~10%
11	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
12	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
13	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
14	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
16	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
17	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%
19	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Mexican Free-tailed Bat			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Turtle Bay Exploration Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Bat World Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Free-tailed Bats

Species in this group

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Seychelles Free-tailed Bat

European Free-tailed Bat

Florida Bonneted Bat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Free-tailed Bats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found