Pocketed free-tailed bat

Pocketed free-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Nyctinomops
Species:
N. femorosaccus
Binomial name
Nyctinomops femorosaccus
(Merriam, 1899)

The pocketed free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops femorosaccus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States. They resemble the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) but differ morphologically. They are recognized as "least concern" by the IUCN and as "apparently secure" by Natureserve.[2]

  1. ^ Arroyo-Cabrales, J.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2015). "Nyctinomops femorosaccus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T14994A22010542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T14994A22010542.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Goodenough, Anne E. (2012). "Differences in two species-at-risk classification schemes for North American mammals" (PDF). Journal for Nature Conservation. 20 (2): 117–124. Bibcode:2012JNatC..20..117G. doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2011.11.001.