Shortridge's free-tailed bat

Shortridge's free-tailed bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species: C. shortridgei
Binomial name
Chaerephon shortridgei
Thomas, 1926

The Shortridge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon shortridgei) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is usually found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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