Tadarida

• Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida aegyptiaca

  

  The Egyptian free-tailed bat ranges across Africa, except the Sahara, into southwest Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. It roosts in rocky places and buildings in warm, dry regions.

• Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

  

  The Brazilian free-tailed bat has a tail tip that projects beyond the tail membrane. Groups that arrive in central Texas each spring are well documented.

• European Free-tailed Bat Tadarida teniotis

  

  The European free-tailed bat occurs around the Mediterranean and in parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It catches flying insects over mountains and urban areas and roosts in rock crevices, caves, and bridges in both summer and winter.

• Madagascan Large Free-tailed Bat Tadarida fulminans

  Its back is dark chestnut, while the chest and belly are pale gray to whitish. A 2001 field guide lists one specimen collected at Fianarantsoa as a Madagascar record.

• East Asian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida insignis

  Japanese local records describe roosting in urban buildings, and a study near Kumamoto Castle examined flights that captured large insects around the lights.

• La Touche's Free-tailed Bat Tadarida latouchei

  This East Asian free-tailed bat has relatively short dorsal hair and thin, rounded ears in comparative descriptions. Acoustic records on Amami-Oshima have not confirmed the species identity.

• Big-eared Free-tailed Bat Tadarida lobata

  The big-eared free-tailed bat has oversized ears that nearly meet in a V on the forehead and is recorded in woodland savanna with day-roost sites.

• African Giant Free-tailed Bat Tadarida ventralis

  The African giant free-tailed bat is a large bat recorded only rarely across eastern and southern Africa. It flies high, and cliff crevices are considered possible roosts.

• Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

  The Brazilian free-tailed bat has a tail tip that projects beyond the tail membrane. Groups that arrive in central Texas each spring are well documented.

• Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida aegyptiaca

  The Egyptian free-tailed bat ranges across Africa, except the Sahara, into southwest Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. It roosts in rocky places and buildings in warm, dry regions.

• European Free-tailed Bat Tadarida teniotis

  The European free-tailed bat occurs around the Mediterranean and in parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It catches flying insects over mountains and urban areas and roosts in rock crevices, caves, and bridges in both summer and winter.