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Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat
Bats
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Mops plicatus
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects, especially moths, beetles and termites
Habitat
Forest, farmland and settlements
Range
South, East and Southeast Asia
The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat is a fast-flying bat with deeply folded lips, broad ears and a tail projecting beyond the flight membrane. It ranges across South, East and Southeast Asia. Large colonies occupy caves and buildings, sometimes containing many thousands of bats. Moths, beetles, termites and other aerial insects are captured over forest, farmland and settlements. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat eat?
- Flying insects, especially moths, beetles and termites
- What habitat does the Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat live in?
- Forest, farmland and settlements
- Where is the Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat found?
- South, East and Southeast Asia