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MammalMAP:   7512
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832AD
Observer:   Robinson D.M
Date of record:   2013-10-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found dead, with wings and feet eaten. A tiny bat about 55mm in length
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   181130
Species name:   Chaerephon pumilus
Common name:   Little Free-tailed Bat -- Little Free-tailed Bat
Family:   Molossidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-7512
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7512 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7512 - photo: 2
VM-number: 7512 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Based on location and morphology, Chaerephon pumilus.
Date:   2014-10-03 21:01:04
Species name:   Chaerephon pumilus -- Little Free-tailed Bat; Little Free-tailed Bat
Species code:   181130

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