Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Mormopterus
    Order
    Chiroptera
    Subclass
    Eutheria
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia

Introduction

There are few records of the Bristle-nosed Freetail Bat.

Identification

The Bristle-nosed Freetail Bat has thick bristles on its snout.

Habitat

The Bristle-nosed Freetail Bat's habitat includes open woodland, acacia shrublands and hummock grasslands. These bats probably roost in trees.

Distribution

Feeding and diet

The Bristle-nosed Freetail Bat's diet is not known, but probably includes insects.

Economic impacts

The Bristle-nosed Freetail Bat is vulnerable to loss of tree hollows and loss of feeding habitat by extensive vegetation clearing and land degradation by agricultural activities.