Dwarf free-tailed bat
| Dwarf free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Mops |
| Species: | M. nanulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mops nanulus J.A. Allen, 1917 | |
The dwarf free-tailed bat (Mops nanulus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Mops nanulus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.