African giant free-tailed bat
| African giant free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Tadarida |
| Species: | T. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tadarida ventralis (Heuglin, 1861) | |
The African giant free-tailed bat (Tadarida ventralis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Sources
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Tadarida ventralis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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