#Hildegarde's Tomb Bat

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Bat Profile: Hildegarde's Tomb Bat

Taphozous hildegardeae

Source & Photo credit: Dr. Paul Webala

RANGE: Africa (coastal Tanzania and Kenya)

CONSERVATION STATUS: Endangered

HABITAT & DIET: These bats require coral caves to thrive, but there is much to learn about why exactly that is. They are insectivores who likely forage in mangroves as well as forests.

Fun Fact: Their namesake is the English linguist, Hildegarde Beatrice Hinde, who wrote multiple books about East African languages and the Maasai people. She also sent collections of bats and rodents to the British Museum. Not only is the Hildegarde's tomb bat named in her honor, but so are TWO rodent species (Hildegarde's shrew and Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse)

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