What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Natal Free-tailed Bat been recorded?

Mormopterus acetabulosus occurrence evidence comes from 229 records in 1 countries and territories, from 2005 to 2012. Most records come from Mauritius.

Natal Free-tailed Bat
Natal Free-tailed Bat — Photo (display-sized rendition): Paul Jossigny · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
MammaliaChiropteraMolossidaeMormopterus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

229 records across 1 countries and territories, 2005–2012.

Mormopterus acetabulosus · GBIF taxon key 2433052

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: November.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. 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 Natal Free-tailed Bat has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Natal Free-tailed Bat. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Mauritius 229

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. 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.