Spurrell's free-tailed bat
Spurrell's free-tailed bat (Mops spurrelli ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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starts withSpurrell's free-tailed bat is a small species, with a forearm length of approximately 27 mm (1.1 in).Its fur is a rusty red color on its back, with its ventral surface a buffy white.Its dental formula is 1.1.2.31.1.2.3 for a total of 28 teeth.It has triangular ears, small feet, and hairy toes.
Its range includes several countries in Central and West Africa.It has been documented in Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo
As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its population is presumably large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing a rapid population decline.