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MammalMAP:   23522
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3219AA
Observer:   van Dyk Zenobia
Date of record:   2018-01-18
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   180858
Species name:   FAMILY Molossidae
Common name:   Unidentified Molossidae
Family:   Molossidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Unknown
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-23522
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 23522 - photo: 1
VM-number: 23522 - photo: 2
VM-number: 23522 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Adriaan Harrison
Comment:   Dehydrated and damaged specimen, but appears to have a free tail and typical molossid face. Probably Egyptian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca, but not possible to be sure.
Date:   2018-02-08 00:23:03
Species name:   FAMILY Molossidae -- Unidentified Molossidae
Species code:   180858

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