Naked-rumped Tomb Bat

Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Taphozous
Species:	T. nudiventris
Binomial name
Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat range

The Naked-rumped Tomb Bat (Taphozous nudiventris) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, caves, and hot deserts.

References

• Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A., Bergmans, W. & Fahr, J. 2004. Taphozous nudiventris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.