Egyptian Tomb Bat Taphozous perforatus
Date: March 7, 2014
Place: Uyombo Cave, Matsangoni, Kilifi County, Kenya
Author: Photo 723906, (c) Paul_Webala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) http://www.inaturalist.org/people/paulwebala
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The Egyptian tomb bat (Taphozous perforatus) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is a medium- to large-sized bat with a mass of approximately 30 g. It is an aerial insectivore, foraging in open space. Based on individuals captured in Ethiopia, it is thought to feed predominantly on Lepidoptera, but is also known to feed on Isoptera, Coleoptera and Orthoptera. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Species: Taphozous perforatus É. Geoffroy, 1818