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Mouse-Tailed Bats: Rhinopomatidae - Physical Characteristics, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Hardwicke's Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat (rhinopoma Hardwickei): Species Account - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, MOUSE-TAILED BATS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS

HARDWICKE'S LESSER MOUSE-TAILED BAT (Rhinopoma hardwickei): SPECIES ACCOUNT

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Mouse-tailed bats are generally found in Africa and Asia, across the Sahara, from western Africa through the Middle East to India and Thailand.

HABITAT

Mouse-tailed bats are usually found in arid, extremely dry, regions. This can range from deserts to extremely dry woodland. They roost, rest or settle, in caves, rock clefts, wells, pyramids, and buildings.

MOUSE-TAILED BATS AND PEOPLE

Mouse-tailed bats are indirectly helpful to humans because they eat many insects that humans consider pests.

CONSERVATION STATUS

One species, MacInnes' mouse-tailed bat, is categorized as Vulnerable, facing a high risk of extinction in the wild due to the destruction the bat's natural habitat. The other three species are not listed as threatened with extinction.



Mouse-Tailed Bats: Rhinopomatidae - Physical Characteristics

Mouse-Tailed Bats: Rhinopomatidae - Diet

Mouse-Tailed Bats: Rhinopomatidae - Behavior And Reproduction

Mouse-Tailed Bats: Rhinopomatidae - Hardwicke's Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat (rhinopoma Hardwickei): Species Account

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