Bini free-tailed bat

Bini free-tailed bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Myopterus
Species: M. whitleyi
Binomial name
Myopterus whitleyi
Scharff, 1900

The Bini free-tailed bat (Myopterus whitleyi) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Myopterus whitleyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14103A22046293.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.