The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat, Mops brachypterus, is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is found across tropical Africa, in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Togo, and possibly also in the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was described by Peters in 1852, and the GBIF backbone records it as an accepted species in the genus Mops, rated Least Concern by the IUCN. The English Wikipedia article is brief, so details of size, roosting and diet are not described here.
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It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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1. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Mops brachypterus
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
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It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and possibly the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Child Taxon Of: Molossidae, Lead, family
The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Mops brachypterus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, order and family
The Sierra Leone free-tailed bat (Mops brachypterus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.
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