Family Molossidae

Members in the family Molossidae are commonly referred to as “Free-tailed Bats” because of a tail that extends beyond the membrane that connects the base of the tail to hind legs (called the uropatagium).

There are 16 genera in this family, including:

Chaerephon – Lesser Mastiff Bats
Cheiromeles – Naked Bats or Hairless Bats
Eumops – Mastiff Bats or Bonneted Bats
Molossops
Molossus
Mops
Mormopterus
Myopterus
Neoplatymops
Nyctinomops
Otomops
Platymops
Promops
Sauromys
Tadarida – Free-tailed Bats