Daubenton's Free-Tailed Bat - Myopterus daubentonii
( Desmarest, 1820 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Animals have been recorded at the edge of dry forest and dry savanna, and it appears to be a specialist of mosaic gallery forest. Colonies roost in hollow trees (Lang and Chapin 1917).

Range:
This species has been patchily recorded from eight localities in West and Central Africa. It has been reported from Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is generally a lowland species, but has been found up to 1,250 m asl.

Conservation:
There appear to be no direct conservation measures in place, and it is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this bat.

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