Family

Molossidae

4 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Molossidae

Velvety Free-tailed Bat

Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766)

Molossus molossus, the velvety free-tailed bat, is a medium-sized bat distributed across the Americas, with a rare documented centipede predation event.

European Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814)

The European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis, has distinct physical traits including wrinkled lips and specific coloration.

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis (I.Geoffroy, 1824)

Tadarida brasiliensis, the Mexican free-tailed bat, is a widespread insectivorous bat species native to the Americas.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops laticaudatus (E.Geoffroy, 1805)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus, the broad-eared bat, is a small bat found from Mexico to Brazil with five recognized subspecies.

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Vespertilionidae 63 species Phyllostomidae 34 species Pteropodidae 26 species Emballonuridae 12 species Rhinolophidae 9 species Hipposideridae 6 species Megadermatidae 4 species Mormoopidae 3 species

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