Safety note: May carry rabies — do not approach or handle.
The European Free-tailed Bat is included here as it has been recorded as an occasional vagrant on the Atlantic coast of Canada and Bermuda. It is a large, dog-faced bat with huge ears joined at the midline. It is one of the highest and fastest flying of all bats and is audible to the human ear.
Habitat
Rocky cliffs and buildings in Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal zones
Diet
Large moths and beetles
How common
Very rare
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