Tadarida

Tadarida brasiliensis

The Faltlippenfledermäuse ( Tadarida ), wrinkles lip bats and bulldog bats, a bat species from the family of bulldog bats ( Molossidae ). The almost globally widespread genus comprises ten species, including with the European bulldog bat also the only European representatives of this family.

Description

These bats can reach a body length from 4.5 to 10 inches, including another 3 to 6 inches long tail comes. Your weight is between 10 and 40 grams. The color of the coat varies from reddish- brown to black. How many bulldog bats are characterized by the grooved lips and from the Uropatagium ( the wing membrane between the legs) protruding tail. Characteristic of the class is N- shaped arrangement of bumps on the molars.

Habitat and behavior

The bats of the genus Tadarida are common, with the exception of the northern regions of Eurasia and North America and outlying islands almost worldwide. The habitats vary from forests to grasslands and other open habitats. When resting places can serve them according to the type both tree holes and crevices and man-made dwellings. Also, the social behavior is variable: while many species live in relatively small groups, are of the American type Tadarida brasiliensis known from the 1960s accumulations of 100 million animals - the highest number, which is generally known for mammals. At night, they go in search of food, where they prey mainly moths and beetles.

After a 80 - day gestation, the female gives birth to usually a single young is born. Some species form maternity roosts, in which the females for the birth and rearing of the young by the males congregate separately.

The types

The genus Tadarida divided into ten types:

• Tadarida aegyptiaca is in all of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent home.
• Tadarida australis lives in the western and southern Australia. With up to 10 centimeters in body length and 40 grams in weight, it is the largest species in the genus.
• Mexican bulldog bat ( Tadarida brasiliensis) is widespread on the American continent from the U.S. to Chile and one of the smallest species.
• Tadarida fulminans inhabited Eastern and Southern Africa including Madagascar.
• Tadarida insignis is endemic in Japan.
• Tadarida kuboriensis is endemic to New Guinea.
• Tadarida latouchei lives in eastern Asia.
• Tadarida lobata is known from Kenya and Zimbabwe.
• The European bulldog bat ( Tadarida teniotis ) comes from the Mediterranean region to eastern Asia.
• Tadarida ventralis lives in many parts of Africa south of the Sahara.