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Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 509, February 487, March 553, April 1,049, May 643, June 312, July 281, August 290, September 344, October 367, November 477, December 463.
United States17,728
Texas5,774
California2,805
New Mexico1,732
Oklahoma1,000
Arizona960
Louisiana618
Utah567
Georgia484
Nevada346

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Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyFree-tailed Bats · Molossidae
GenusTadarida

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