A Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy, 1824) (Chiroptera, Molossidae), colony in Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, with records of other bat species

By

Rodríguez-Moreno, Ángel
Martínez-Hernández, E. Yafhed
Fernández, Jesús A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-12-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1369--1375

Subjects

Central Valleys , Distribution , Nearctic , Northern Mexico

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.6.1369

 

Abstract

We report here the first record of a colony of the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy, 1824), in a mine located in central Chihuahua, Mexico. This record represents the most central point of the distribution of the species in the state and is located in the Central Valleys biome. We highlight the importance of recognizing and preserving this mine as a refuge for the largest bat colony reported in the state of Chihuahua.