Species Coleura afra (Peters, 1852) (African sheath-tailed bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Emballonuridae
  • ----- species: Coleura afra
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 7 cm, wing-span: 24 cm; dark-brown dorsal coat; cone-shaped snout;
Countries:
MZ
Mozambique
Ecoregions:
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 50
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/25753668
Date: 2013-08-06
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Comments: These guys were in Amboni caves, just outside of Tanga, Tanzania (I'm not sure of exactly where Amboni caves are). I went through as a tourist, snapped these pics (and felt guilty for flashing them in the middle of the day) but have no idea what they actually are.
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/28462883
Date: 2014-03-15
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/27686903
Date: 2014-01-23
Creator: inaturalist
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
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