Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Molossoidea
Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species: Chaerephon chapini
Subspecies: C. c. chapini - C. c. lancasteri
Name
Chaerephon chapini J. A. Allen, 1917
Type locality: Congo, Oriental, Faradje.
References
* J. A. Allen, 1917. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 37: 461.
* Conservation status: IUCN link: Chaerephon chapini (Data Deficient)
* Chaerephon chapini on Mammal species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
Distribution
* Ghana
* North Congo
* Sudan
* Uganda
* Kenya
* Ethiopia
Vernacular names
English: Pale Free-tailed Bat.
The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
Source
* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Chaerephon chapini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
