Rufous mouse-eared bat

The rufous mouse-eared bat (Myotis bocagii) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in dry and moist savanna habitats.

Rufous mouse-eared bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. bocagii
Binomial name
Myotis bocagii
Peters, 1870

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Jacobs, D. (2017). "Myotis bocagii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14148A22059585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14148A22059585.en.


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