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The 'Wroughton's free-tailed bat' (''Otomops wroughtoni'') is a free-tailed bat formerly considered to be confined to the Western Ghats area of India, though it has also recently been discovered in remote parts of Cambodia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

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Adjacent to the Madei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa, in the state of Karnataka, is Barapede Caves, located between Krishnapur and Talewadi, sole home of Wroughton’s free-tailed bat, Otomops wroughtoni. Their habitat is threatened by limestone miners, timber contractors and the cave could be submerged if a nearby Madei river were dammed for a hydroelectric plant as proposed by the Karnataka Government.
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★ Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
Walston, J. and P.J.J Bates. 2001. The discovery of Wroughton's free-tailed bat Otomops wroughtoni (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Cambodia. Acta Chiropterologica, 3(2): 249-252.

★ National Geographic Article [2]