African giant free-tailed bat

African giant free-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Species:
T. ventralis
Binomial name
Tadarida ventralis
(Heuglin, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nyctinomus ventralis Heuglin, 1861

The African giant free-tailed bat (Tadarida ventralis), or African free-tailed bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

  1. ^ Mickleburgh, S.; Hutson, A.M.; Bergmans, W.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2019). "Tadarida ventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21318A22121418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T21318A22121418.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.