Subfamily Tadaridinae Legendre 1984 (free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Parent taxon: Molossidae according to J. Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Cuvierimops, Eumops, Molossinae, Mormopterus, Nyctinomus, Potamops, Rhizomops, Wallia

Subtaxa: Mops Nyctinomops Tadarida

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Brazil (2), Cayman Islands (1), Italy (1), Madagascar (1), Mauritius (1), Mexico (2), South Africa (1), United States (10: Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, West Virginia), Zambia (1)

• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of Kenya (2)

• Miocene of France (1), Germany (2), Kenya (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1)

• Oligocene of France (1)

• Eocene of France (4)

Total: 36 collections including 40 occurrences

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