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Pel's pouched bat

Mammals

Pel's pouched bat (Saccolaimus peli), also known as the giant pouched bat or black-hawk bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae found in west and central Africa. Temminck described it in 1853 under the name Taphozous peli from the Boutry River on the coast of Ghana, and the species is recorded from Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical forests. The Mammal Diversity Database places it in the Afrotropical realm and records its IUCN Red List status as Least Concern. The English Wikipedia article is a short stub, so details of its diet, roosting habits and population trend are not yet written up in the sources read and remain to be documented.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Emballonuridae, Taxa
Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity Database
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Found In

Angola

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Angola
Quote, Country distribution, Angola
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Cameroon

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Cameroon
Quote, Country distribution, Cameroon
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Quote, Country distribution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Equatorial Guinea

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Equatorial Guinea
Quote, Country distribution, Equatorial Guinea
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Gabon

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Gabon
Quote, Country distribution, Gabon
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Ghana

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Ghana
Quote, Country distribution, Ghana
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Guinea

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Guinea
Quote, Country distribution, Guinea
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Kenya

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Kenya
Quote, Country distribution, Kenya
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Liberia

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Liberia
Quote, Country distribution, Liberia
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Nigeria

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Nigeria
Quote, Country distribution, Nigeria
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Republic of the Congo

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Republic of the Congo
Quote, Country distribution, Republic of the Congo
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Uganda

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Uganda
Quote, Country distribution, Uganda
Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?
Sources
1. Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity Database
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    IUCN Red List status Least Concern
  • Species status
    Species status Living
  • Child Taxon Of: Emballonuridae, Taxonomy
    Family: Emballonuridae
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Pel's pouched bat (Wikipedia)
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
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is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.
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