Species Otomops martiensseni (Matschie, 1897) (Large-eared free-tailed bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Molossidae
  • ----- species: Otomops martiensseni
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 14 cm; dark brown to reddish-brown fur with darker bands across the shoulders; the large ears are attached along the length of the face; the tail is not entirely enclosed in the interfemoral membrane;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:
AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 74
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/24798936
Date: 2013-03-25
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/28532799
Date: 2014-03-22
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/23421898
Date: 2013-02-19
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Comments: Roosting in a lava tunnel cave
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