Tadarida fulminans
(O. Thomas, 1903)
Malagasy Free-tailed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Molossidae |
| Subfamily | : Molossinae |
| Genus | : Tadarida |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1903-11-01. Three new species of Nyctinomus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)12(71):501-505.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29993267Original name as described
Nyctinomus fulminans
Other common names
Madagascan Large Free-tailed Bat · Madagascar Large Free-tailed Bat · Large Free-tailed Bat · Large Guano Bat · Lightning Guano Bat · Madagascan Large Guano Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1882.3.1.34
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/63c6a499-5e00-4951-923d-558ad3398c05Type locality
"Fianarantsoa, E. Betsileo, Madagascar."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Tanzania · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · Malawi · South Africa · Madagascar
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
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