São Tomé Free-tailed Bat
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The São Tomé Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon tomensis) is a species of bat
in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
. Its natural habitat
s are dry savanna
, moist savanna, and plantation
s . It is threatened by habitat loss.
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 endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are dry savanna
Savanna
A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of C4 grasses.Some...
, moist savanna, and plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
s . 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.