Tadarida brasiliensis I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1824

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis has a statewide distribution in Louisiana. Since Lowery (1974), new specimen records were reported from Calcasieu and DeSoto parishes.

Specimen records (23).— Calcasieu Parish (1): Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles, 30.226N, - 93.216W, 1 (LSUMZ 20157). Desoto Parish (22): Benson, off Hwy. 512, 31.866N, - 93.694W, 22 (LSUMZ 23898–23911, 27483–27490) .