Species Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin, 1861) (Spotted free-tailed bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Molossidae
  • ----- species: Chaerephon bivittatus
Characteristics:insectivore; length:11 cm; part of the tail extends beyond the interfemoral membrane; the large ears are connected by a flap of skin across the forehead; the upper lip is wrinkled;
Countries:
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0717
Southern Africa bushveld
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0726
Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
AT1006
Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 76
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