Where does the Mexican free-tailed bat live?
Tadarida brasiliensis has 30,953 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1855 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 30,953 records
- 41 places
- 148 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaChiropteraMolossidaeTadarida
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,908 | |
| Mexico | 12,235 | |
| Argentina | 1,572 | |
| Bahamas | 445 | |
| Dominican Republic | 430 | |
| Chile | 366 | |
| Martinique | 366 | |
| Cuba | 302 | |
| Dominica | 197 | |
| Guadeloupe | 139 | |
| Colombia | 138 | |
| Brazil | 119 | |
| Guatemala | 104 | |
| Jamaica | 87 | |
| Bolivia | 79 | |
| Cayman Islands | 72 | |
| Peru | 69 | |
| Uruguay | 57 | |
| Saint Lucia | 50 | |
| Puerto Rico | 46 | |
| Costa Rica | 32 | |
| Panama | 27 | |
| Ecuador | 24 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 14 | |
| Haiti | 11 | |
| Montserrat | 10 | |
| Saint Martin | 9 | |
| Paraguay | 8 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 6 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 4 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 3 | |
| Anguilla | 1 | |
| Canada | 1 | |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 41 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Molossidae.
Velvety free-tailed bat
15,119 records
Little Free-tailed Bat
14,908 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.