Chaerephon

• Duke of Abruzzi's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae

  The Duke of Abruzzi's Free-tailed Bat is a small bat. MDD currently lists it as Mops aloysiisabaudiae, with scattered records across western and central Africa in forests and savannas.

• Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon ansorgei

  MDD lists Ansorge's Free-tailed Bat as Mops ansorgei. It is associated with dry woodland savanna, often near rugged hills and rocky cliffs in the southern African assessment region.

• Madagascar Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon atsinanana

  This free-tailed bat is often recorded in eastern Madagascar, including settings associated with people and buildings. The three bats pictured have belly fur ranging from cream to brown.

• Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon bemmeleni

  MDD currently lists the Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat as Mops bemmeleni. Records are divided between western/central and eastern Africa; its two described forms may not be the same species.

• Spotted Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon bivittatus

  A small bat distributed in eastern and southern Africa, with white spots on its back. In Zimbabwe it is recorded roosting in rock crevices and occasionally in buildings.

• Fijian Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon bregullae

  This free-tailed bat is recorded on islands of Fiji and Vanuatu. It has gray-brown fur, large ears, and a long thick tail extending past the tail membrane.

• Chapin's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon chapini

  This free-tailed bat is recorded in dry woodland in northern Namibia. The back is pale cinnamon, the belly gray-brown, and the wings mostly white.

• Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon gallagheri

  MDD lists Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat as Mops gallagheri. A 2025 study placed it in the new subgenus Ornatomops, provisionally within Mops; relationships among free-tailed bats are still being resolved.

• Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon jobensis

  This large free-tailed bat is recorded in tropical Australia. It has large joined ears and a wrinkled face. Its back is dark and its underside is paler.

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon jobimena

  MDD currently places the Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat in Mops; the 2004 description used Chaerephon. A later survey in Madagascar's dry-forest region caught it only within protected areas.

• Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon johorensis

  MDD lists the Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat as Mops johorensis. It is identified by a complex band joining the ears and has records in Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

• Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon leucogaster

  This free-tailed bat was studied in Madagascar, Mayotte, and Pemba Island, Tanzania. It has dark brown head and back fur, pale areas in the wing membranes, large ears, and wrinkled lips.