Brazilian free-tailed bat  (Tadarida brasiliensis)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Echolocation: detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins).
  • Guano: accumulated droppings found where large colonies of animals such as seals, bats or birds occur; it is rich in plant nutrients, and can be used as a fertiliser for plants.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. The Mammals of Texas (April, 2009)
    http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/tadabras.htm
  3. Bathead (April, 2005)
    http://biomicro.sdstate.edu/pederses/guidetbra.html
  4. CMS (April, 2005)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. Tuttle, M.D. (1994) The Lives of Mexican free-tailed bats. Bats, 12 (3): 6 - 14.
  6. Bat Conservation International (April, 2009)
    http://www.batcon.org/index.php/education/article-and-information/species-profiles.html?task=detail&species=1738&country=43&state=all&family=all&start=25
  7. Texas Parks and Wildlife (April, 2009)
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/vertebrate/mammals/bats/species/mex_freetail.htm
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