Where does the Little Free-tailed Bat live?
Chaerephon pumilus has 14,908 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2023. Most records come from São Tomé & Príncipe.
- 14,908 records
- 40 places
- 89 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraMolossidaeChaerephon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 11,580 | |
| Kenya | 1,169 | |
| Benin | 410 | |
| Uganda | 260 | |
| DR Congo | 168 | |
| Tanzania | 129 | |
| Mozambique | 125 | |
| Ghana | 123 | |
| Zambia | 115 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 98 | |
| Sudan | 93 | |
| South Africa | 88 | |
| Togo | 77 | |
| Senegal | 72 | |
| Nigeria | 63 | |
| Mali | 54 | |
| Burkina Faso | 48 | |
| Madagascar | 33 | |
| Central African Republic | 31 | |
| Malawi | 30 | |
| Ethiopia | 28 | |
| Botswana | 17 | |
| Sierra Leone | 15 | |
| Chad | 12 | |
| Yemen | 11 | |
| Congo | 8 | |
| Cameroon | 8 | |
| Mauritania | 8 | |
| Rwanda | 5 | |
| Eritrea | 4 | |
| Guinea | 4 | |
| Liberia | 4 | |
| South Sudan | 4 | |
| Angola | 3 | |
| Niger | 3 | |
| Burundi | 2 | |
| Gabon | 2 | |
| Mayotte | 2 | |
| Eswatini | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Molossidae.
Mexican free-tailed bat
30,953 records
Velvety free-tailed bat
15,119 records
Reunion Little Mastiff Bat
10,383 records
Angolan free-tailed bat
3,249 records
Seychelles Free-tailed Bat
1,980 records
Natal Free-tailed Bat
242 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.