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Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a).; [HMW] Nyctinomus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818, “ Egypt .” Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to “ Giza .” This species is monotypic.; [batnames2022] aegyptiaca species group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a).; [IUCN] Two subspecies of Tadarida aegyptiaca have been recorded (Hayman &; Hill 1971). These include T . a . aegyptiaca , which extends from North Africa (Algeria and Egypt) southwards through East Africa and into the Western Cape of South Africa, as well as the smaller and darker T . a . bocagei (Seabra 1900) from central and western Africa (Hayman &; Hill 1971; Skinner &; Chimimba 2005).; [batnames2023] aegyptiaca species group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a).; [MDD2023] may be included under a separate genus, Nyctinomus, but is tentatively retained under Tadarida here pending a revision of the genus as a whole; similarly, the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here; [MDD2025_2.0] may be included under a separate genus, Nyctinomus, but is tentatively retained under Tadarida here pending a revision of the genus as a whole; similarly, the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here; [batnames2025_1.7] aegyptiacaspecies group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a).; [MDD2025_2.2] tentatively moved from Tadarida to Nyctinomus, but a more thorough revision of Tadarida is needed as the genus as currently defined is polyphyletic; the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here tragata anchietae, bocagei, brunneus, geoffroyi, gossei, sindica, talpinus, thomasi, tongaensis, tragata. tragata, thomasi, sindica, aegyptiaca, bocagei aegyptiaca, bocagei, sindica, thomasi, tragatus brunneus, geoffroyi, talpinus, tongaensis; thomasi - gossei aegyptiaca, bocagei, sindica, thomasi, tragatus aegyptiaca - brunneus, geoffroyi, talpinus, tongaensis; bocagei - anchietae; thomasi - gossei aegyptiaca, geoffroyi, tragatus, talpinus, anchietae, bocagei, brunneus, tongaensis, gossei, sindica, thomasi Two subspecies of Tadarida aegyptiaca have been recorded (Hayman &; Hill 1971). These include T . a . aegyptiaca , which extends from North Africa (Algeria and Egypt) southwards through East Africa and into the Western Cape of South Africa, as well as the smaller and darker T . a . bocagei (Seabra 1900) from central and western Africa (Hayman &; Hill 1971; Skinner &; Chimimba 2005). aegyptiaca, bocagei, sindica, thomasi, tragatus aegyptiaca - brunneus, geoffroyi, talpinus, tongaensis; bocagei - anchietae; thomasi - gossei aegyptiaca, geoffroyi, tragatus, talpinus, anchietae, bocagei, brunneus, tongaensis, gossei, sindica, thomasi aegyptiaca, geoffroyi, tragata, talpina, anchietae, bocagei, brunnea, tongaensis, gossei, sindica, thomasi aegyptiaca, bocagei, sindica, thomasi, tragatus aegyptiaca - brunneus, geoffroyi, talpinus, tongaensis; bocagei - anchietae; thomasi - gossei aegyptiacus Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813|aegyptius Ranzani, 1820 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|egyptiacus Horsfield, 1823 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|geoffroyi (Temminck, 1826) [nomen novum]|tragatus Dobson, 1874|talpinus (von Heuglin, 1877)|anchietae de Seabra, 1900|bocagei de Seabra, 1900|brunneus de Seabra, 1900|anchiatae O. Thomas, 1913 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|tongaensis von Wettstein, 1916|gossei (Wroughton, 1919)|sindicus (Wroughton, 1919)|thomasi (Wroughton, 1919) Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp. Egyptian free-tailed bat Africa, Arabia, Iran – India, Sri Lanka Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp. Tadarida aegyptiaca Egypt, Giza. E. Geoffrey 1818 Descrip, de L'Egypte, 2:128. Distribution: Ranging from Algeria and Nigeria east to India and south to the Cape Province and Ceylon. Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5 Egyptian free-tailed bat Africa, Arabia, Iran – India, Sri Lanka Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. E. Geoffroy 1818 Descrip, de L'Egypte, 2:128. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c:63) and Freeman (1981:165). South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka. Records from Saudi Arabia and C3man are by Jennings (1979). Egypt, Giza. E. GEOFFROY 1818 Basisphenoid pits of medium depth. Outer lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar slightly reduced. Size medium to fairly small (forearm length, 44-56 mm). Distribution: Ranging from Algeria and Nigeria east to India and south to the Cape Province and Ceylon. Five subspecies are here recognized: T. a. tragata (northeastern India), T. a. thomasi (remainder oflndia and Ceylon), T. a. sindica (Pakistan to Iran), T. a. aegyptiaca (Arabia and most of the African range), T. a. bocagei (western Zambia to Angola and Namibia). 139 species T. aegyptiaca E. GEOFFROY 1818 Tadarida genus Tadarida aegyptiaca Basisphenoid pits of medium depth. Outer lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar slightly reduced. Size medium to fairly small (forearm length, 44- 56 mm). Five subspecies are here recognized: 2. T. aegyptiaca (E. GEOFFROY 1818) [aegyptiaca group], 2 _N. a. aegyptiacus_ Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1813 (synonyms: _brunneus_ Seabra, 1900, _geoffroyi_ (Temminck, 1826), _talpinus_ (Heuglin, 1877), _tongaensis_ Wettstein, 1916); _N. a. bocagei_ Seabra, 1900 (synonyms: _anchietae_ Seabra, 1900); _N. a. sindicus_ (Wroughton, 1919); _N. a. thomasi_ (Wroughton, 1919) (synonyms: _gossei_ (Wroughton, 1919)); _N. a. tragatus_ Dobson, 1874 Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu). CHIROPTERA Molossidae Molossinae Tadarida aegyptiaca Tadarida aegyptiaca E. Geoffroy y 1818 Descrip. de L'Egypte 2 128 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Egypt, Giza (resticted by Koopman, 1975). South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka, N to Afganistan. IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). brunneus Seabra, 1900; geoffroyi Temminck, 1826; talpinus Heuglin, 1877; tongaensis Wettstein, 1916; bocagei Seabra, 1900; anchietae Seabra, 1900; sindica Wroughton, 1919; thomasi Wroughton, 1919; gossei Wroughton, 1919; tragatus Dobson, 1874. aegyptiaca species group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates and Harrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a). 194287C9FF91BA3DB4B5FA72B5D6F33E Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions 978-84-16728-19-0 hbmw_9_Molossidae_598.pdf.imf hash://md5/e57bffb1ffbcba10b412f760b226ffce 665 zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/19/42/87/194287C9FF92BA3EB486FDFBBAF7F96C.xml Tadarida aegyptiaca Molossidae Tadarida aegyptiaca 1813 Tadaride d’' Egypte @fr | Agyptische Bulldogfledermaus @de | Murciélago rabudo de Egipto @es | Egyptian Guano Bat @en | Egyptian Nyctinome @en Nyctinomus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818, “ Egypt .” Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to “ Giza .” This species is monotypic. Very widespread throughout Africa from Morocco , Algeria , and N Egypt ( Cairo ) to SW South Africa ( Cape Town), as well as SW Saudi Arabia , Yemen , and E Oman , S Iran , E Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , and Sr1 Lanka; while it 1s more continuously distributed in S Africa, its distribution N of the Zambezi Riveris very patchy. Head—body 60-87 mm, tail 30-50 mm, ear 13-22 mm, hindfoot 7-12 mm, forearm 42-52 mm; weight 9-22 g. Dorsalfuris short, gray, grayish brown, reddish brown, blackish brown or black, often darker on head and flanks, without spots and sometimes with silvery sheen; ventral fur is similar to dorsal but slightly paler mid-ventrally and sometimes grizzled; band of longer flank hairs is same color as dorsal fur or slightly paler, but rarely white. Upper lip has several wrinkles, a few spoon-hairs, and many fine hairs. Ears are blackish brown, and of medium length (just reaching tip of snout when laid forward), with bases almost meeting on muzzle to form a V-shaped valley. Tragusis small but not concealed by antitragus, which is about twice the size of tragus and roughly semicircular. There is no interaural crest. Gular gland is present in both sexes. Wing and interfemoral membranes are brown and semi-translucent or blackish brown. Ventral sides of forearms and legs are naked and whitish. Hindclaws have fine hairs and many stout bristles. Braincase is not noticeably raised, giving skull a low profile; sagittal crest is absent or poorly developed; anterior palatal emargination is wide; and basisphenoid pits are moderately developed. Dental formulais11/2,C1/1,P 2/2, M 3/3(x2) = 30. Chromosomal complement in South Africa has 2n = 48 and FNa = 68. Egyptian Free-tailed Bats occur in a wide range of habitats from various savanna woodland types to grasslands and arid scrublands. In arid areas, their occurrence is closely tied to the presence of water bodies. Elevational rangeis from sea level to 2100 m . Egyptian Free-tailed Bats capture their prey in mid-air by hawking, and can also glean insects from the ground or a water surface. They feed on beetles (including water beetles), moths, orthopterans, wasps, winged termites, flies, caterpillars, and other large insects, and spiders. In a study conducted at ¢. 33° S in South Africa , Egyptian Free-tailed Bats showed seasonal monoestry, mating in August and giving birth to a single young in early summer (November-December) after a four-month gestation. Predators include bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus) and common barn-owls (7yto alba). Egyptian Free-tailed Bats are nocturnal, and roost in crevices in the roofs of houses and other man-made structures (e.g. expansion joints of bridges), as well as in natural roosts associated with spaces between boulders and crevices in cliffs, under bark, cracks in tree trunks, and hollow trees. They produce narrowband echolocation calls with low peak frequency (c.23 kHz) and long duration (c.10 milliseconds). Egyptian Free-tailed Bats are colonial, living in colonies of up to thousands ofindividuals. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust. Bates & Harrison (1997) | Bernard & Happold (2013d) | Bernard & Tsita (1995) | Koopman (1975) | Monadjem, Jacobs, Cotterill, Hutson, Mickleburgh, Bergmans & Fahr (2017) https://zenodo.org/record/6567924/files/figure.png 108. Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida aegyptiaca French: Tadaride d’' Egypte / German: Agyptische Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Murciélago rabudo de Egipto Other common names: Egyptian Guano Bat , Egyptian Nyctinome Taxonomy. Nyctinomus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818, “ Egypt .” Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to “ Giza .” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Very widespread throughout Africa from Morocco , Algeria , and N Egypt ( Cairo ) to SW South Africa ( Cape Town), as well as SW Saudi Arabia , Yemen , and E Oman , S Iran , E Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , and Sr1 Lanka; while it 1s more continuously distributed in S Africa, its distribution N of the Zambezi Riveris very patchy. Descriptive notes. Head—body 60-87 mm, tail 30-50 mm, ear 13-22 mm, hindfoot 7-12 mm, forearm 42-52 mm; weight 9-22 g. Dorsalfuris short, gray, grayish brown, reddish brown, blackish brown or black, often darker on head and flanks, without spots and sometimes with silvery sheen; ventral fur is similar to dorsal but slightly paler mid-ventrally and sometimes grizzled; band of longer flank hairs is same color as dorsal fur or slightly paler, but rarely white. Upper lip has several wrinkles, a few spoon-hairs, and many fine hairs. Ears are blackish brown, and of medium length (just reaching tip of snout when laid forward), with bases almost meeting on muzzle to form a V-shaped valley. Tragusis small but not concealed by antitragus, which is about twice the size of tragus and roughly semicircular. There is no interaural crest. Gular gland is present in both sexes. Wing and interfemoral membranes are brown and semi-translucent or blackish brown. Ventral sides of forearms and legs are naked and whitish. Hindclaws have fine hairs and many stout bristles. Braincase is not noticeably raised, giving skull a low profile; sagittal crest is absent or poorly developed; anterior palatal emargination is wide; and basisphenoid pits are moderately developed. Dental formulais11/2,C1/1,P 2/2, M 3/3(x2) = 30. Chromosomal complement in South Africa has 2n = 48 and FNa = 68. Habitat. Egyptian Free-tailed Bats occur in a wide range of habitats from various savanna woodland types to grasslands and arid scrublands. In arid areas, their occurrence is closely tied to the presence of water bodies. Elevational rangeis from sea level to 2100 m . Food and Feeding. Egyptian Free-tailed Bats capture their prey in mid-air by hawking, and can also glean insects from the ground or a water surface. They feed on beetles (including water beetles), moths, orthopterans, wasps, winged termites, flies, caterpillars, and other large insects, and spiders. Breeding. In a study conducted at ¢. 33° S in South Africa , Egyptian Free-tailed Bats showed seasonal monoestry, mating in August and giving birth to a single young in early summer (November-December) after a four-month gestation. Predators include bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus) and common barn-owls (7yto alba). Activity patterns. Egyptian Free-tailed Bats are nocturnal, and roost in crevices in the roofs of houses and other man-made structures (e.g. expansion joints of bridges), as well as in natural roosts associated with spaces between boulders and crevices in cliffs, under bark, cracks in tree trunks, and hollow trees. They produce narrowband echolocation calls with low peak frequency (c.23 kHz) and long duration (c.10 milliseconds). Movements, Home range and Social organization. Egyptian Free-tailed Bats are colonial, living in colonies of up to thousands ofindividuals. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust. Bibliography. Bates & Harrison (1997), Bernard & Happold (2013d), Bernard & Tsita (1995), Koopman (1975), Monadjem, Jacobs, Cotterill, Hutson, Mickleburgh, Bergmans & Fahr (2017). Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022. Molossidae Tadarida aegyptiaca Tadarida aegyptiaca E. Geoffroy 1818 1 Descrip. de L'Egypte 0.1722 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat brunneus Seabra, 1900; geoffroyi Temminck, 1826; talpinus Heuglin, 1877; tongaensis Wettstein, 1916; bocagei Seabra, 1900; anchietae Seabra, 1900; sindica Wroughton, 1919; thomasi Wroughton, 1919; gossei Wroughton, 1919; tragatus Dobson, 1874. Egypt, Giza (resticted by Koopman, 1975). South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka, N to Afganistan. Not listed. Least Concern aegyptiaca species group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a). Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023 Tadarida aegyptiaca 23 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Egyptian Guano Bat|Egyptian Nyctinome Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA MOLOSSIDAE MOLOSSINAE NA Tadarida NA aegyptiaca Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 1 Nyctinomus_aegyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Ã‰. (1818). Description des mammiferes qui se trouvent en Ã‰gypte. In E. F. Jomard (ed.). Description de l'Ã‰gypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont Ã©tÃ© faites en Ã‰gypte pendant l'expÃ©dition de l'armÃ©e franÃ§aise. Imprimerie impÃ©riale, Paris, 2, 128. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54149#page/131/mode/1up MNHN 1986-1084 "Egypt." Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to "Giza." aegyptiaca (Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)|geoffroyi (Temminck, 1827)|tragatus (Dobson, 1874)|talpinus (Heuglin, 1877)|anchietae (Seabra, 1900)|bocagei (Seabra, 1900)|brunneus (Seabra, 1900)|tongaensis (Wettstein, 1916)|gossei Wroughton, 1919|sindica Wroughton, 1919|thomasi Wroughton, 1919 NA NA Saudi Arabia|Yemen|Oman|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Morocco|Algeria|Egypt|Mauritania?|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Kenya|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho Africa|Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC 0 0 0 Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 sciname match Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022]. 21312 Tadarida aegyptiaca ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA MOLOSSIDAE Tadarida aegyptiaca (Ã‰. Geoffroy, 1818) Two subspecies of Tadarida aegyptiaca have been recorded (Hayman &; Hill 1971). These include T . a . aegyptiaca , which extends from North Africa (Algeria and Egypt) southwards through East Africa and into the Western Cape of South Africa, as well as the smaller and darker T . a . bocagei (Seabra 1900) from central and western Africa (Hayman &; Hill 1971; Skinner &; Chimimba 2005). 20000000 Tadarida aegyptiaca Least Concern 2017 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC 3.1 English Broadly distributed and locally common, hence is listed as Least Concern. This species is found in varied habitat types from arid areas to humid hills and valleys. It roosts under banner boards, crevices in caves, cliff faces, large boulders and rocks, narrow spaces between pillars, walls, crevices in old buildings, temples, and forts, either in small groups of 2 or 3 individuals to hundreds and thousands of individuals. It is a late and fast flyer, hunts in the air and also gleans the ground for ground dwelling insects. It feeds on beetles, moths, orthoptera, wasps, winged termites, flies, caterpillars, spiders, water beetles, and other large insects. A single young is born (Bates and Harrison 1997). No serious threats other than roost disturbance from human interference is noted for this species (Molur et al. 2002). Pesticides used against locusts are a threat as for all bat species found in the Saharan belt. This species is widespread and common in its South Asian range, where its population seems to be stable (Molur et al. 2002). Unknown Found throughout Africa, and in the Arabian peninsula through to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In the Mediterranean region there are isolated records from southern Morocco and western Algeria but it is more widely distributed in Egypt along the Nile River valley eastwards to the Red Sea coast and south to the Sudanese border. The species is thought to be more widely distributed than is currently known and may well occur elsewhere in the region. In South Asia, this widely distributed species is presently known from Afghanistan (Kabul Province) (Habibi 2003), Bangladesh (no exact location) (Khan 2001, Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2005), India (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal), Pakistan (Punjab and Sind) and Sri Lanka (Central and Uva Provinces) (Molur et al. 2002). This bat is found at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,100 m Asl. Terrestrial The species is protected by national legislation in some of the Mediterranean range states as well as in South Africa. It is likely to be found in protected areas. A survey using bat detectors should be undertaken to help clarify the distribution limits and population size of this species as it is probably more widespread than current records indicate. A study on the impacts of pesticides is required, especially ways in which the impact might be minimised. Afrotropical|Indomalayan|Palearctic FALSE FALSE Global Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 Molossidae Tadarida aegyptiaca Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 1 Descrip. de L'Egypte 0.172222 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat brunneus Seabra, 1900; geoffroyi Temminck, 1826; talpinus Heuglin, 1877; tongaensis Wettstein, 1916; bocagei Seabra, 1900; anchietae Seabra, 1900; sindica Wroughton, 1919; thomasi Wroughton, 1919; gossei Wroughton, 1919; tragatus Dobson, 1874. Egypt, Giza (resticted by Koopman, 1975). South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka, N to Afganistan. Not listed. Least Concern aegyptiaca species group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a). Tadarida aegyptiaca 1005261 23 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Egyptian Guano Bat|Egyptian Nyctinome Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA Molossidae MOLOSSINAE NA Tadarida NA aegyptiaca Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 1 Nyctinomus_aegyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Ã‰. (1818). Description des mammiferes qui se trouvent en Ã‰gypte. In E. F. Jomard (ed.). Description de l'Ã‰gypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont Ã©tÃ© faites en Ã‰gypte pendant l'expÃ©dition de l'armÃ©e franÃ§aise. Imprimerie impÃ©riale, Paris, 2, 128. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54149#page/131/mode/1up MNHN 1986-1084 "Egypt." Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to "Giza." aegyptiaca (Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)|geoffroyi (Temminck, 1827)|tragatus (Dobson, 1874)|talpinus (Heuglin, 1877)|anchietae (Seabra, 1900)|bocagei (Seabra, 1900)|brunneus (Seabra, 1900)|tongaensis (Wettstein, 1916)|gossei Wroughton, 1919|sindica Wroughton, 1919|thomasi Wroughton, 1919 may be included under a separate genus, Nyctinomus, but is tentatively retained under Tadarida here pending a revision of the genus as a whole; similarly, the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here Benda, P., FaizolÃ¢hi, K., Andreas, M., Obuch, J., Reiter, A., Å evÄÃk, M., ... & Ashrafi, S. (2012). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76(1-4), 163-582. Saudi Arabia|Yemen|Oman|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Morocco|Algeria|Egypt|Mauritania?|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Kenya|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho Africa|Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC 0 0 0 Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 sciname match Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393 Nyctinomus_aegyptiacus 1005261 23 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat Egyptian Guano Bat|Egyptian Nyctinome Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria Chiroptera Yangochiroptera NA NA Vespertilionoidea Molossidae Molossinae NA Nyctinomus NA aegyptiacus Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 0 Nyctinomus Ã†gyptiacus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Ã‰. 1813-03. Description des mammifÃ¨res qui se trouvent en Ã‰gypte. Pp. 99â€“144 in Anonymous. 1818. Description de l'Ã‰gypte, ou Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont Ã©tÃ© faites en Ã‰gypte pendant l'expÃ©dition de l'ArmÃ©e franÃ§aise, publiÃ© par les ordres de sa MajestÃ© l'EmpÃ©reur NapolÃ©on le Grand. Histoire naturelle. Tome second. Imprimerie ImpÃ©riale, Paris, 752 pp. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15953717 MNHN-ZM-MO-1986-1084 (= MNHN A.467) lectotype http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1986-1084 "Egypt." Restricted by K. F. Koopman in 1975 to "Giza." tentatively moved from Tadarida to Nyctinomus, but a more thorough revision of Tadarida is needed as the genus as currently defined is polyphyletic; the name thomasi may represent a distinct species, but is retained under T. aegyptiaca here Benda, P., FaizolÃ¢hi, K., Andreas, M., Obuch, J., Reiter, A., Å evÄÃk, M., ... & Ashrafi, S. (2012). Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 76(1-4), 163-582. Saudi Arabia|Yemen|Oman|Iran|Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Morocco|Algeria|Egypt|Mauritania?|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Kenya|Tanzania|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Angola|Zambia|Zimbabwe|Mozambique|Botswana|Namibia|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho Africa|Asia Afrotropic|Palearctic|Indomalaya LC (as Tadarida aegyptiaca) 0 0 0 Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 sciname match Tadarida_aegyptiaca 0 Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586 Molossidae Tadarida aegyptiaca Ã‰. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 1 Descrip. de L'Egypte 0.172222 Egyptian Free-tailed Bat brunneus Seabra, 1900; geoffroyi Temminck, 1826; talpinus Heuglin, 1877; tongaensis Wettstein, 1916; bocagei Seabra, 1900; anchietae Seabra, 1900; sindica Wroughton, 1919; thomasi Wroughton, 1919; gossei Wroughton, 1919; tragatus Dobson, 1874. Egypt, Giza (resticted by Koopman, 1975). South Africa to Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, east to India and Sri Lanka, N to Afganistan. Not Listed Least Concern aegyptiacaspecies group. Includes tragata; see Corbet (1978c) and Freeman (1981). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Bates andHarrison (1997). For African range see Taylor (2000a). Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505 NA Tadarida aegyptiaca; Tadarida aegyptiaca; Tadarida aegyptiaca; Tadarida aegyptiaca; Tadarida aegyptiaca; Tadarida aegyptiaca; aegyptiaca; bocagei; sindica; thomasi; tragatus; brunneus; geoffroyi; talpinus; tongaensis; thomasi - gossei; bocagei; sindica; thomasi; tragatus; brunneus; geoffroyi; talpinus; tongaensis; bocagei - anchietae; thomasi - gossei; aegyptiaca; geoffroyi; tragatus; talpinus; anchietae; bocagei; brunneus; tongaensis; gossei; sindica; thomasi; Tadaride d’' Egypte; Agyptische Bulldogfledermaus; Murciélago rabudo de Egipto; Egyptian Guano Bat; Egyptian Nyctinome; Egyptian Free-tailed Bat; Egyptian Guano Bat; Egyptian Nyctinome; Egyptian Free-tailed Bat; Egyptian Free-tailed Bat; T. aegyptiaca