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We are trying to assess the ecosystems services of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), a species that forms one of the largest aggregations of mammals known to mankind.
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The only indigenous mammals are fruit bat Pteropus seychellensis and three insectivorous bats Taphozous mauritianus, Triaenops furculus and Tadarida pusilla.
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Of the 17 bat species, the seasonal breeding colony of Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana is the most notable: its population is about a million bats which pour out to forage in the evenings.
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Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).
Endotherm 2008
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Land mammals are represented by the greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) and Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).
Enriquillo wetlands 2008
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Mexican free-tailed bat ( '' Tadarida brasiliensis '') (Photograph by Bat Conservation International)
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Also found is a rare bat, (Tadarida teniotis) which inhabits caves and crevices.
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The mammal fauna consists of 126 known species, including one near-endemic species, a bat, Tadarida teniotis (Table 1).
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Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) use these caves as maternity roosts, creating a globally outstanding phenomena.
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There are also four insectivore non-endemic species of bats (Thyroptera discifera, Myotis keaysi, Molossus bondae, and Tadarida aurispinosa) that are found in other neotropical regions excluding Venezuela.
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