Tadarida brasiliensis Geoffroy 1824 (Mexican free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Alternative combination: Nyctinomus brasiliensis

Belongs to Tadarida according to J. R. Choate and E. C. Birney 1968

See also Dalquest and Roth 1970, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin 1972, Morgan 1994 and Rabon et al. 2000

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

Subtaxa: Tadarida brasiliensis antillularum

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Brazil (2), Cayman Islands (1), Mexico (1), United States (7: Arizona, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, West Virginia)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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