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Tadarida brasiliensis
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Mexican Free-tailed Bat
El Malpais National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy, 1824)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Chiroptera, Suborder Yangochiroptera, Family Molossidae, Genus Tadarida, Species Tadarida brasiliensis


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NM: S3S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Arkansas Post National Memorial	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Biscayne National Park	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chiricahua National Monument
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Death Valley National Park	Devils Postpile National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hot Springs National Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Muir National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Wupatki National Monument
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	2/25/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/4/2025 11:22:14 PM

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