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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.

    Contributor: Thomas Kunz 2010

  • The only indigenous mammals are fruit bat Pteropus seychellensis and three insectivorous bats Taphozous mauritianus, Triaenops furculus and Tadarida pusilla.

    Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles 2009

  • 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.

    Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States 2009

  • Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).

    Endotherm 2008

  • Land mammals are represented by the greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) and Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis).

    Enriquillo wetlands 2008

  • Mexican free-tailed bat ( '' Tadarida brasiliensis '') (Photograph by Bat Conservation International)

    Edwards Plateau savanna 2008

  • Also found is a rare bat, (Tadarida teniotis) which inhabits caves and crevices.

    Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe 2008

  • The mammal fauna consists of 126 known species, including one near-endemic species, a bat, Tadarida teniotis (Table 1).

    Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests 2008

  • Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) use these caves as maternity roosts, creating a globally outstanding phenomena.

    Edwards Plateau savanna 2008

  • 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.

    Cordillera La Costa montane forests 2007

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