Species Laephotis namibensis Setzer, 1971 (Namib long-eared bat)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Chiroptera
  • ---- family: Vespertilionidae
  • ----- species: Laephotis namibensis
Characteristics:insectivore; length: 10-11cm; light brown fur; the relatively long ears (one-third of the head-and-body length) are held in an 45° angle to the face; the face is not slit;
Ecoregions:
AT1315
Namib desert
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
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References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 70
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