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title: "Little Free-tailed Bat"
description: "Mops pumilus — Mammifères. The little free-tailed bat (Mops pumilus) is a species of the genus Mops in the family Molossidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/little-free-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little Free-tailed Bat

> Mops pumilus — Mammifères. The little free-tailed bat (Mops pumilus) is a species of the genus Mops in the family Molossidae.

- Scientific name: *Mops pumilus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 93
- Wikidata: [Q125912653](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125912653)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1370990](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1370990)

## Names

- en: Little Free-tailed Bat
- de: Kleine Bulldoggfledermaus
- es: Murciélago Rabudo Tropical Chico

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (14), GA (3)

## Summary

The little free-tailed bat (Mops pumilus) is a species of the genus Mops in the family Molossidae. It is widely distributed across Africa and islands around the continent.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_free-tailed_bat

## Photo

![Little Free-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-free-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rüppell, Eduard, 1794-1884 · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tadarida_pumila.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-free-tailed-bat?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).