What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Tadarida spec been recorded?

Tadarida spec occurrence evidence comes from 774 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1995 to 2021. Most records come from United States.

MammaliaChiropteraMolossidaeTadarida

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

774 records across 9 countries and territories, 1995–2021.

Tadarida spec · GBIF taxon key 11908486

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.

8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: February. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19952021

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Tadarida spec has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Tadarida spec. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 673
Saint Lucia 27
Antigua & Barbuda 25
ZZ 14
St Vincent & the Grenadines 12
Puerto Rico 11
Netherlands 9
Montserrat 2
US Virgin Islands 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.