- Source: Dwarf free-tailed bat
The dwarf free-tailed bat (Mops nanulus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy
It was described as a new species in 1917 by American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen. The holotype was collected in Niangara, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Herbert Lang and James Chapin.
Description
It has a forearm length of 27.3–28.7 mm (1.07–1.13 in).
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mamalia di Kalimantan
- Dwarf free-tailed bat
- Free-tailed bat
- Mops (bat)
- Angolan free-tailed bat
- Chapin's free-tailed bat
- Little free-tailed bat
- Malayan free-tailed bat
- Dwarf dog-faced bat
- Spotted free-tailed bat
- Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
