Article: EXTRALIMITAL RECORDS OF THE MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT (TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS MEXICANA) IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE.(Statistical Data Included)

Hugh H. Genoways [1,2]

Patricia W. Freeman [1]

Carey Grell [1,2]

ABSTRACT

Two new records of Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana are reported from Nebraska. The literature records of this taxon from the central United States are summarized. In this region of North America, these bats occupy a "natal range" where the species carries on regular reproductive activities and the populations are relatively stable, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. To the north of the natal range of T. b. mexican is a "pioneering zone" where, under favorable conditions, the species is capable of reproducing and conducting its normal ...

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