Tadarida aurispinosa Peale 1848 (Peale's free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Alternative combination: Dysopes aurispinosus

Belongs to Tadarida according to W. W. Dalquest and E. Roth 1970

Sister taxa: Tadarida aegyptiaca, Tadarida brasiliensis, Tadarida constantinei, Tadarida engesseri, Tadarida laticaudata, Tadarida leptognatha, Tadarida rusingae, Tadarida teniotis

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Cueva de Abra Travertine (Quaternary of Mexico)

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