Wednesday 22 July 2015

Creature 295: Chaerephon chapini

Chaerephon chapini bears the common name Chapin's free tailed bat.

The main reason this species makes it to my bizarre list is because of the comb:


This bizarre structure is more pronounced on males than females. It is used as a mechanism to rapidly disperse pheromones.

Distribution:
Chapin's free tailed bat can be found throughout Africa's tropical region.

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species: Chaerephon chapini

Image Links:
http://www.planet-mammiferes.org/drupal/en/node/38?indice=Chaerephon+chapini
http://animals.wikia.com/wiki/Chapin's_Free-tailed_Bat

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