Northern Freetail Bat

Family: Molossidae
Scientific name: Chaerephon jobensis

Where they roost:
Usually in hollows in old trees, also caves and buildings. They roost together in large colonies.

What they eat:
Insects. They fly fast and straight through open forests rather than thick forests hunting for prey.

Conservation threats:
Vulnerable to destruction of roost sites in caves by mining, tree hollows by clearing for agriculture, disturbance by human visitors to cave roosts and changes to feeding areas by agricultural activities.

Other information:
Northern mastiff bats are found only in the tropics. Little is known about their lifestyle.

Photo © BG Thompson