Chaerephon (genus)

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Chaerephon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Subfamily: Molossinae Genus: Chaerephon
[[|Diversity]]
c.15 species
Species
C. aloysiisabaudiae C. ansorgei C. bemmelini C. bivittata C. chapini C. gallagheri C. jobensis C. jobimena C. johorensis C. major C. nigeriae C. plicata C. pumila C. russata

Chaerephon is a genus of Old World free-tail bats in the Molossidae family.

The Duke of Abruzzi's Free-Tailed Bat Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae is threatened (endangered) (see: IUCN 2006. Red List of Threatened Species) [www.iucnredlist.org].