Northern Free-tailed Bat
Encyclopedia
The Northern Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon johorensis) is a species of bat
in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia
and Malaysia.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Malaysia.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Chaerephon johorensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.