Mops plicatus - #1441
Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat
Ventral view of entire animal held by human. Formerly Chaerephon plicatus.
Geographic Distribution
India and Sri Lanka to S China, Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Vietnam, southeast through Malyasia to the Philippines, Borneo and Lesser Sunda Isls; Hainan (China); Cocos Keeling Isl (Indian Ocean)
Order/Family
Molossidae
Genus
Mops
Specific Epithet
plicatus
Image Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Gomantong Caves
Image Date
1981
Photographer
CM Francis