Chaerephon tomensis

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 tomensis

Name

Chaerephon tomensis Juste & Ibanez, 1993

Type locality: Sao Tome and Principe.

References

* Juste & Ibanez, 1993. J. Mammal., 74: 901.
* Conservation status: IUCN link: Chaerephon tomensis (Critically Endangered)
* Chaerephon tomensis 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

Vernacular names
English: Sao Tome Free-tailed Bat.

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The São Tomé Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon tomensis) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Juste, J. 2004. Chaerephon tomensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.