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Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis catches a quick bite. The scientific name Tadarida means withered toad. Brasiliensis refers to the fact that the species is found in Brazil.
 Scientific name: Tadarida brasiliensis Common name: Brazilian free-tailed bat (called the Mexican free-tailed bat in North America) (Photo: © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International) |
