Pocketed Free-Tailed Bat
Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Merriam, 1889)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Molossidae
Genus	Nyctinomops
Species	Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Merriam, 1889)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2015.

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States: N3 Vulnerable

Subnational ranks

Arizona: S3 Vulnerable
California: S3 Vulnerable
Texas: S3 Vulnerable
New Mexico: S1 Critically Imperiled
Nevada: S1 Critically Imperiled

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Clark, Jr., D.R., Moreno-Valdez, A. & Mora, M.A. 1995. Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991. Ecotoxicology 4: 258–265. doi:10.1007/BF00116344

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Nyctinomops femorosaccus (Merriam, 1889). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2721. https://cavebiology.org/species/nyctinomops-femorosaccus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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