Tadarida aegyptiaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Molossoidea

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Familia: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Species: Tadarida aegyptiaca
Subspecies: T. a. aegyptiaca – T. a. bocagei – T. a. sindica – T. a. thomasi – T. a. tragatus

Name

Tadarida aegyptiaca E. Geoffroy, 1818

Type locality: Egypt, Giza.

References

• E. Geoffroy, 1818. Descrip. de L'Egypte, 2: 128.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Tadarida aegyptiaca (Least Concern)
• Tadarida aegyptiaca in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214

Distribution

• South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka, North to Afganistan.

Vernacular names

English: Egyptian Free-tailed Bat.