---
title: "Big Free-tailed Bat"
description: "Nyctinomops macrotis — Ssaki. The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a bat species found in the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/big-free-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Big Free-tailed Bat

> Nyctinomops macrotis — Ssaki. The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a bat species found in the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Nyctinomops macrotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 92
- Wikidata: [Q1832615](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1832615)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41315)

## Names

- en: Big Free-tailed Bat
- de: Große Freischwanzfledermaus
- es: Murciélago cola suelta mayor
- fr: Grand molosse

## Countries with the most observations

MX (24)

## Summary

The big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a bat species found in the Americas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96524239

## Machine access

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