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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER CHIROPTERA
--> FAMILY Molossidae
--> SUBFAMILY Molossinae
--> GENUS Chaerephon
SPECIES Chaerephon bivittatus
| Author: | Heuglin, 1861. | | Citation: | Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., Halle, 29(8): 413. | | Common Name: | Spotted Free-tailed Bat | | Type Locality: | Eritrea, Keren. | | Distribution: | Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | bivittatus species group. Revised by Eger and Peterson (1979); also see Taylor (1999). Note that the correct spelling for the specific epithet in combination with Chaerephon is bivittatus (not bivittata) because the genus name is masculine. |
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