Cape Hairy Bat

Cape Hairy Bat
Cape Hairy Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. tricolor
Binomial name
Myotis tricolor
(Temminck, 1832)

The Cape Hairy Bat (Myotis tricolor) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves).

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