Least ConcernMexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
One of the 29 bats on WAnimals
Mammals · Chiroptera · Molossidae
Molossus molossus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Pallas's mastiff bat is one of the commonest and most urban bats in Latin America. It owes its name to a flat, wrinkled muzzle reminiscent of a mastiff's. It has the narrow, pointed wings of a fast open-air flier, and hunts mainly beetles and flying ants in the first hours of the night. It forms colonies in roofs, cavity walls and expansion joints in buildings, which has made it a regular neighbour in tropical cities.
Weight
10 g – 20 g
Size
6 cm – 8 cm
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (en): Velvety free-tailed bat
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 65.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Pallas's Mastiff Bat — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about pallas's mastiff bat.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
