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African giant free-tailed bat

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The African giant free-tailed bat, Tadarida ventralis, is a large free-tailed bat in the family Molossidae that lives in eastern and southern Africa. It has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa, in dry savanna and tropical or subtropical dry shrubland. The German ornithologist Theodor von Heuglin described it in 1861 under the name Nyctinomus ventralis, and the species name refers to the wide white stripe across the middle of its belly. Its total body length is about 137 to 152 millimetres, with a forearm of 61 to 65 millimetres, and its umber or fulvous brown fur is paler on the underside than on the back. It has been called the rarest of the African molossids, and the IUCN currently assesses it as data deficient, meaning too little is known to judge how threatened it is.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
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Child Taxon Of

Molossidae, Taxa
Source Animal Diversity Web: Tadarida ventralis (Animal Diversity Web)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
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Found In

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Eritrea

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Ethiopia

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Kenya

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Malawi

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Mozambique

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
South Sudan

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Tanzania

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Zambia

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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
Zimbabwe

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Source African giant free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
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  • Range and status
    the IUCN currently assesses it as data deficient
  • Lead
    It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Lead, habitat
    Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Animal Diversity Web: Tadarida ventralis (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity WebChild Taxon Of: Molossidae, Classification, Family
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Molossidae, Classification, Family
Molossidae
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