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Nigerian free-tailed bat

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Nigerian free-tailed bat

Summary

Nigerian free-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat belongs to the parent taxon Chaerephon[6].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's scientific name is Chaerephon nigeriae[7].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Chaerephon nigeriae[8].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's taxon synonym is recorded as Tadarida nigeriae[9].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molosse du Nigéria'}[10].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride du Nigeria'}[11].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nigerian Free-tailed Bat'}[12].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nigerian Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[13].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nigeria-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[14].
  • Nigerian free-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Nigerian free-tailed bat is Chaerephon nigeriae[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chaerephon[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molosse du Nigéria'}[10], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride du Nigeria'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nigerian Free-tailed Bat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nigerian Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[13], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nigeria-Bulldoggfledermaus'}[14].

Identifiers

Nigerian free-tailed bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75138[16]. Nigerian free-tailed bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 288698[17]. Nigerian free-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218711[18]. Nigerian free-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632199[19].

Why It Matters

Nigerian free-tailed bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . 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. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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