The Mexican free-tailed bat or Brazilian free-tailed bat is a medium-sized bat native to North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, so named because its tail can be almost half its total length and is not attached to its uropatagium. It has been claimed to have the fastest horizontal speed of any animal, reaching level flight speed of up to 99 mph (160 km/h). It also flies the highest among bats, at altitudes around 3,300 m (10,800 ft).
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Their world
Vital night pollinators and pest-eaters; white-nose syndrome and habitat loss are the big threats.
Least ConcernVulnerableExtinct
Red List status of bats as a group
One thing you can do for them today
Put up a nest box
Modern buildings lack the cavities swifts, tits and sparrows nest in.
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