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Lappet-eared free-tailed bat

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Lappet-eared free-tailed bat

Summary

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat belongs to the parent taxon Chaerephon[6].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's scientific name is Chaerephon major[7].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Chaerephon major[8].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's taxon synonym is recorded as Tadarida major[9].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. major'}[10].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand molosse à glandes caudales'}[11].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride à oreillettes'}[12].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Gland-tailed Bat'}[13].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat'}[14].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lappet-eared Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[15].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[16].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stirnlappen-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[17].
  • Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lappet-eared free-tailed bat is Chaerephon major[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chaerephon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Grand molosse à glandes caudales'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride à oreillettes'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Gland-tailed Bat'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lappet-eared Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Large Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[16].

Identifiers

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218720[19]. Lappet-eared free-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632198[20].

Why It Matters

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Tadarida major
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
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