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Welwitsch's Hairy Bat

Myotis Welwitschii

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-10.1522, 31.8313

Field Notes

Description:

Total length 12 cm; tail 6,0 cm; forearm 5,5 cm; mass 14 g.

Habitat:

Sprinkled around Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
AfriBats
Hi Doreen, interesting spotting! Definitely a mouse-eared bat (Myotis sp.), but could be also M. tricolor. Would you have additional pictures showing the colouration of the wing membrane?
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PublishedMarch 22, 2014

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