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Tadaridinae

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Taxonomy
Tadaridinae was named by Legendre (1984). It is extant.

It was assigned to Molossidae by Arroyo-Cabrales et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Tadaridinae Legendre
2002Tadaridinae Arroyo-Cabrales et al. p. 382

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyMolossidaeGervais 1856
subfamilyTadaridinaeLegendre 1984
subfamilyTadaridinaeLegendre 1984

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Tadaridinae Legendre 1984
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G. Mops Lesson 1842 [greater mastiff bat]
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†Mops kerio Gunnell and Manthi 2018
†Mops turkwellensis Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. Nyctinomops Miller 1902 [free-tailed bat]
G. Tadarida Rafinesque 1814
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Tadarida aegyptiaca Geoffroy 1818 [Egyptian free-tailed bat]
Tadarida aurispinosa Peale 1848 [Peale's free-tailed bat]
Tadarida brasiliensis Geoffroy 1824 [Mexican free-tailed bat]
†Tadarida constantinei Lawrence 1960
†Tadarida engesseri Rachl 1983
Tadarida laticaudata Geoffroy 1805
†Tadarida leptognatha Rachl 1983
†Tadarida rusingae Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002
Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque 1814
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tadarida sp. (12849 12852) Tadarida sp.2 (31764)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Tadarida sp. (12850)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Tadarida stelhini (200437)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Tadarida rusingae (84800)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Tadarida helveticus (37050)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Tadarida engesseri (49522) Tadarida leptognatha (49521)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Tadarida sp. (49421)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Tadarida sp. (26752)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Mops kerio (198275) Mops turkwellensis, Mops kerio (198274)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Tadarida sp. (19753)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Tadarida sp. (51778)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Tadarida brasiliensis (123875)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Tadarida sp. (21949)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Tadarida brasiliensis (20491 195112)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Tadarida brasiliensis (76060) Tadarida macrotis, Tadarida brasiliensis (76059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Tadarida brasiliensis, Tadarida laticaudata, Tadarida aurispinosa (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Tadarida sp. (106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Tadarida brasiliensis (71332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Tadarida brasiliensis (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Tadarida sp. (71263)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Tadarida brasiliensis (194492 231343)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Tadarida brasiliensis (71313)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Mops leucostigma (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Tadarida brasiliensis (210533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Tadarida brasiliensis (74474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Tadarida acetabulosus (194169)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Tadarida brasiliensis (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Tadarida brasiliensis (233123) Tadarida sp. (63724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Tadarida sp. (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Mexico) Tadarida mexicana (93375)