Gland-tailed free-tailed bat
| Gland-tailed free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Chaerephon |
| Species: | C. bemmeleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaerephon bemmeleni (Jentink, 1879) | |
The gland-tailed free-tailed bat (Chaerephon bemmeleni) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W., Cotterill, F.W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Chaerephon bemmeleni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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