. Bats of Portugal : zoogeography and systematics. Bats -- Portugal. Fig. 37. Ear of Miniopterus schreibersii showing the characteristic square shape. Modified from Gaisler et al. (1957). Family Molossidae This is a widespread family occupying the Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australian regions; it extends into the southern parts of both the Nearctic and Palearctic subregions. The Molossidae is a large family (about 90 species and 11 genera), but only one species reaches Europe. The family Molossidae is easily recognized by the tail which projects conspicuously beyond the relatively n
. Bats of Portugal : zoogeography and systematics. Bats -- Portugal. Fig. 37. Ear of Miniopterus schreibersii showing the characteristic square shape. Modified from Gaisler et al. (1957). Family Molossidae This is a widespread family occupying the Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australian regions; it extends into the southern parts of both the Nearctic and Palearctic subregions. The Molossidae is a large family (about 90 species and 11 genera), but only one species reaches Europe. The family Molossidae is easily recognized by the tail which projects conspicuously beyond the relatively narrow uropatagium, a unique fea- ture among European bats. Genus Tadarida Although it comprises only about 10 species, this genus has a vast distribution; occurring in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Only one species, T. teniotis lives in Europe. Its dental formula in Europe is: 11/3, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3 = 32. This is the only bat genus in Europe with a single pair of upper incisors. TADARIDA TENIOTIS (RAFINESQUE, 1814) Distribution.—T. teniotis ranges from conti- nental Portugal and Madeira eastward through southern Europe, northern Africa and southern Palearctic Asia to Japan (Aellen, 1966). Although rarely recorded due to the inaccessibility of its roosts, T. teniotis is probably a fairly common species throughout the Iberian Peninsula (Fig. 38). It has not been recorded in the southern part of Portugal, but it almost certainly exists there. This poorly known species most commonly. Fig. 38. Locality records of Tadarida teniotis from Portugal. Symbols as in Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Palmeirim, Jorge M. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas. Museum of Natural History
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