The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Chaerephon plicatus ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
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starts withIts forearm length is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in).Its fur is dark brown.Its dental formula is 1.1.2.32.1.2.3 for a total of 30 teeth.
Its range includes several countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.It has been documented at elevations up to 950 m (3,120 ft).
As of 2020, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority.It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes protected areas, its population size is large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline.However, some local populations may be threatened by overharvesting for bushmeat, habitat loss via deforestation, cave disturbance, and persecution of its roosts due to the perception that it is a pest. Examples of such human interference include in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture and colony of hundreds of thousands of bats eradicated "as pests" in Phnom Pehn.
