Spotted free-tailed bat

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Spotted free-tailed bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species:
C. bivittatus
Binomial name
Chaerephon bivittatus
(Heuglin, 1861)

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.

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References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Chaerephon bivittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T4308A22020251. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4308A22020251.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.