Naked-rumped tomb bat
Naked-rumped tomb bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Emballonuridae |
Genus: | Taphozous |
Species: | T. nudiventris |
Binomial name | |
Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830 | |
Naked-rumped tomb bat range |
The naked-rumped tomb bat (Taphozous nudiventris) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, caves, and hot deserts.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Taphozous nudiventris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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