Egyptian mouse-tailed bat
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Rhinopoma cystops

The Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma cystops ) is a species of mouse-tailed bat found in North Africa and the Middle East.

Appearance

It has a dental formula of 1.1.1.32.1.2.3 for a total of 28 teeth.

Habits and Lifestyle

It is a colonial species, forming aggregations consisting of a few individuals or as many as one thousand. It utilizes both caves and human structures as roosts.

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Conservation

As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range and no major threats to its existence are known.

References

1. Egyptian mouse-tailed bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_mouse-tailed_bat
2. Egyptian mouse-tailed bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82345555/82345569

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