Species Chaerephon pumilus (Cretzschmar, 1826) (Little free-tailed bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Molossidae
  • ----- species: Chaerephon pumilus
Characteristics:insectivore; body-length: 5-25 cm, wing-span: 25 cm; dark brown back, lighter belly; oversized round ears;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
ZW
Zimbabwe
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0719
Southern Miombo woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1202
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
AT1203
Montane fynbos and renosterveld
AT1322
Succulent Karoo
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 208
Source: wikimedia
Date: 1826
Place: unknown
Creator: Eduard Rüppell
Permission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
Language Lineage Name IPA Grammatical info Meaning References