The railer bat, Mops thersites, is a free-tailed bat in the family Molossidae that lives in the forests of western and central Africa and parts of the east. It has been recorded in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Uganda, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Molossid bats such as the railer bat are unusual in having two sets of parotid glands, whereas most bats have two sets of submandibular glands.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Railer bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
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1. iNaturalist: Railer bat (iNaturalist taxon record)
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Railer bat (Wikipedia)
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It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
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