Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Lappet-eared Free-tailed BatA 2017 key under Chaerephon major describes a flat lappet between the ears, a white ventral flank line, and a dark brown to blackish wing membrane. In a 2025 survey in Guinea’s N’Zérékoré Forest Region, all 11 bats reported as Chaerephon major were caught at urban or suburban sites in Lola. This is one survey, not a range-wide habitat statement.What does it look like?A 2017 key under Chaerephon major describes a flat lappet between the ears, a white ventral flank line, and a dark brown to blackish wing membrane.How does it live?A 2017 key under Chaerephon major describes a flat lappet between the ears, a white ventral flank line, and a dark brown to blackish wing membrane. In a 2025 survey in Guinea’s N’Zérékoré Forest Region, all 11 bats reported as Chaerephon major were caught at urban or suburban sites in Lola. This is one survey, not a range-wide habitat statement.In a 2025 survey in Guinea’s N’Zérékoré Forest Region, all 11 bats reported as Chaerephon major were caught at urban or suburban sites in Lola. This is one survey, not a range-wide habitat statement.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.