Lesueur's Hairy Bat
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Lesueur's Hairy Bat is a species of bat
in the Cistugidae family.
It can be found in the following countries: Lesotho
and South Africa
.
It is found in these habitats: dry savanna
, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and hot desert
s.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
in the Cistugidae family.
It can be found in the following countries: Lesotho
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
It is found in these habitats: dry savanna
Savanna
A savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of C4 grasses.Some...
, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and hot desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
s.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Jacobs, D. 2004. Cistugo lesueuri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.