Angolan Mops Bat
- Mops condylurus
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Trend: unconfirmed
General Information
The Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.
Description
It has short, silky fur. Its fur is brown, ears are black, and wings are blackish-brown. Its lips are wrinkled. Half of the tail extends beyond the edge of the uropatagium. From nose to tip of tail, it is approximately 11 cm long.
Ecology & Behaviour
It is nocturnal and roosts in sheltered places during the day, such as human structures, tree hollows, and rock crevices.
Distribution & Habitat
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna, although it is sometimes found at the edges of woodlands.
Diet
It is nocturnal and roosts in sheltered places during the day, such as human structures, tree hollows, and rock crevices.
Reproduction
It is nocturnal and roosts in sheltered places during the day, such as human structures, tree hollows, and rock crevices.
Conservation
As of 2017, it was evaluated as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Chiroptera
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Mops
