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Velvety Free-tailed Bat
Molossus molossus
23 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mexican Free-tailed BatTadarida brasiliensis
Amazonian Tricolor CentipedeScolopendra viridicornisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 19 |
| Colombia | 18 |
| Argentina | 15 |
| Panama | 9 |
| Buenos Aires | 7 |
| Guanajuato | 6 |
| Peru | 6 |
| Antioquia | 5 |
| Santa Fe | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification
Physical
- EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Bats · Chiroptera |
| Family | Free-tailed Bats · Molossidae |
| Genus | Molossus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Velvety Free-tailed Bat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.