The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a large free-tailed bat found across the Americas. It was described in 1839 by the British zoologist John Edward Gray from a specimen collected in Cuba, and it is the largest member of its genus, with a forearm averaging about 60 millimetres, a body mass of roughly 20 grams and a wingspan of 417 to 436 millimetres. Its glossy fur varies from pale reddish brown to dark brown or nearly black. The shape of its wings suggests rapid flight, possibly above 40 kilometres an hour. Its range covers many countries from North America through Central America and the Caribbean to South America, from sea level up to about 2,600 metres, and it occurs regularly in Texas, California, Nevada and Utah, while records from Canada, Iowa and Kansas are regarded as vagrants. The IUCN evaluated it in 2015 as least concern, its lowest conservation priority.
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Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Conservation
As of 2015, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN
Range and habitat, elevation
It has been documented at a range of elevations from sea level to 2,600 m
Lead, living
is a bat species found in the Americas
Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, bat group
is a bat species found in the Americas
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