African Sheath-Tailed Bat
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| Coleura afra (Peters, 1852) |
The African Sheath-Tailed Bat (Coleura afra) is a species of sac-winged bat in the Emballonuridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subarctic shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A. & Bergmans, W. 2004. Coleura afra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

