Spurrell's free-tailed bat
| Spurrell's free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Mops |
| Species: | M. spurrelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Mops spurrelli (Dollman, 1911) | |
The Spurrell's free-tailed bat (Mops spurrelli) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. 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. & Juste, J. 2004. Mops spurrelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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