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Spotted free-tailed bat

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Spotted free-tailed bat

Summary

Spotted free-tailed bat is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Spotted free-tailed bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat belongs to the parent taxon Chaerephon[6].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's scientific name is Chaerephon bivittatus[7].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's Commons category is recorded as Chaerephon bivittatus[8].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's original combination is recorded as Nyctinomus bivittatus[9].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's taxon synonym is recorded as Tadarida bivittata[10].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. bivittatus'}[11].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molosse tacheté'}[12].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride tachetée'}[13].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Free-tailed Bat'}[14].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Gland-tailed Bat'}[15].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[16].
  • Spotted free-tailed bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spotted free-tailed bat is Chaerephon bivittatus[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 tacheté'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tadaride tachetée'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Free-tailed Bat'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Gland-tailed Bat'}[15], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Wrinkle-lipped Bat'}[16].

Identifiers

Spotted free-tailed bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2664494[18]. Spotted free-tailed bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5707233[19]. Spotted free-tailed bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 946084[20].

Why It Matters

Spotted free-tailed bat has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 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. [18] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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