Midas Free-tailed Bat
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Mops midas (Sundevall, 1843) |
The Midas Free-tailed Bat (Mops midas) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Cotterill, F.W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Mops midas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.