Spotted free-tailed bat

The spotted free-tailed bat (Chaerephon bivittatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and rocky areas.

Spotted free-tailed bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species:
C. bivittatus
Binomial name
Chaerephon bivittatus
(Heuglin, 1861)

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Cotterill, F.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Chaerephon bivittatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T4308A22020251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4308A22020251.en.


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