Division of Mammals
open weekdays 8am - 5pm
visitors welcome by appointment
information for visitors
phone: (505) 277-1360
fax: (505) 277-1351
museum administrator
big free-tailed bat
Order - Chiroptera
Family - Molossidae - Free-tailed Bats
big free-tailed bat
Nyctinomops macrotus
photo from Bureau of Land Management
Native to New Mexico: yes
Habitat: desert, shrubland
Feeding Behavior: carnivore, insectivore
Museum Holdings: Arctos database
Specimen Map: BerkeleyMapper
Other Resources: Smithsonian and Animal Diversity Web
Distribution Map:
