[2] The free-tailed bat has broad ears that are connected by a hairy membrane crossing the length of its forehead.

[2] The Midas free-tailed bat is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

[2] Bats leave the roost in groups up to 20 at sundown to forage for insects and return together at sunrise.

However after molecular analysis of the bats genes, researchers found the average genetic distance between the two was 0.1%.

[6] Pregnant females have been found in the months between December and January and give birth between February and March.