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Mexican free-tailed bat

noun

  1. any of several small, insect-eating bats of the genus Tadarida, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., inhabiting limestone caves: residual DDT has reduced most populations.


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The fungus has appeared on a number of California’s 25 bat species, including the little brown myotis, Yuma myotis, long-legged myotis, big brown bat, Mexican free-tailed bat, and — for the time ever documented — a Western red bat.

Numerous species in Europe have been known to belt it out, but until now, only one species in North America has joined them—the Mexican free-tailed bat.

With less than a minute remaining, a Mexican free-tailed bat began flying around the AT&T Center.

The fungus was detected on cave bats, tri-colored bats, Townsend’s big-eared bats and a single Mexican free-tailed bat.

The fungus was detected on cave bats, tri-colored bats, Townsend’s big-eared bats and a single Mexican free-tailed bat.

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