Mammal
European Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida teniotis · Molossidae · Chiroptera
Best monthsJul–Sepmost records
Records22,945in 21 countries
Most seen inFrance15,209 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
European Free-tailed Bat in brief
The european free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis) is a mammal of the Molossidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 21 countries we cover it has 22,945 published records, most of them from France, Spain and Portugal. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in July, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France15,209 records · best Jul, Aug
Spain2,931 records · best Sep, May
Portugal1,925 records · best Aug, Jul
Switzerland1,020 records · best Sep, Aug
Greece912 records · best Sep, Aug
Israel376 records · best Aug, Jun
Italy266 records · best May, Sep
Egypt118 records · best Oct, Jun
North Macedonia59 records · best Aug, Oct
Bulgaria30 records · best Jul, May
Palestine30 records · best Apr, Sep
Montenegro14 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye13 records · best May, Aug
Croatia13 records · best Aug, Jul
Syria9 records · best Mar, Oct
Lebanon7 records · best Aug, Oct
Andorra5 records · best Jul, May
Tunisia5 records · best Jun, Jan
Cyprus1 records · best Nov, Jan
Monaco1 records · best Apr, Jan
Libya1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.