Madagascar Free-tailed Bat

Madagascar Free-tailed BatThis free-tailed bat is often recorded in eastern Madagascar, including settings associated with people and buildings. The three bats pictured have belly fur ranging from cream to brown.What does it look like?The ventral photographs in Zenodo Figure 7 show three members of one colony whose belly fur ranges from pale cream to tan and brown.How does it live?This free-tailed bat is often recorded in eastern Madagascar, including settings associated with people and buildings. The three bats pictured have belly fur ranging from cream to brown.The species-description paper reports eastern Madagascar records from near sea level to about 1,100 m and says the bat is especially common in settings associated with people.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.