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Mexican free-tailed bat (Copyright photo by Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, www.batcon.org)<\/p><\/div>\n

Tadarida brasiliensis<\/p>\n

Subspecies: T. b. Mexicana <\/em>(migratory) <\/em><\/p>\n

T. b. cynocephala <\/em>(non-migratory)<\/p>\n

Wingspan: <\/strong>11\u201314 in.<\/p>\n

Length: <\/strong>3\u00bd\u20134 in.<\/p>\n

Weight: <\/strong>0.28\u20130.49 oz<\/p>\n

Color:<\/strong> Gray or dark brown to rusty brown<\/p>\n

Other:<\/strong> Large round ears and vertical wrinkles on upper lip; tail projects beyond the tail membrane for about a third of its length<\/p>\n

Roosting behavior:<\/strong> Can maintain mega-colonies of more than 1 million bats.<\/p>\n

Human encounters<\/strong>: The species most likely to encounter humans. Lives in bridges, buildings, and any abandoned structure. Will occupy bat houses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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