Brazilian free-tailed bat  (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Facts

Also known as:Mexican free-tailed bat, house bat and guano bat
Previously known as:Nyctinomus brasiliensis
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Molossidae
Genus Tadarida (1)
Size Head-body length: 95 mm (2)
Wingspan: 280 mm (3)
Tail length: 38 mm (2)
Ear length: 19 mm (2)
Weight 11 - 14 g (2)

Status

The Brazilian free-tailed bat is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (4).