- Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat
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Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Genus: Mops Species: M. brachypterus Binomial name Mops brachypterus
(Peters, 1852)The Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat (Mops brachypterus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Republic of the Congo, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Mops brachypterus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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