Free-tailed Bats: Family Molossidae

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

In total 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

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