Common Name
Big Free-tailed Bat
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Molossidae
Species Name
Nyctinomops macrotis
Status
Lower risk (lc)
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
New Mexico
Nevada
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Distribution
Southern and western Texas to southern California; southern Nevada, Utah and Colorado; reported from Iowa and Kansas
Notes
A wanderer from the southwestern deserts and Mexico. Roosts in crevices and buildings. Fly late. Some authors assign this bat to genus Nyctinomops.