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SPECIES Coleura afra

Author:Peters, 1852.
Citation:Reise nach Mossambique, Säugethiere: 51.
Common Name:African Sheath-tailed Bat
Type Locality:Mozambique, Tete.
Distribution:Guinea-Bissau to Somalia and Djibouti, south to Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo, and Mozambique; Yemen.
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Includes kummeri, see Rosevear (1965). Also see Harrison and Bates (1991) and Dunlop (1997).
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Synonyms:

    gallarum Thomas, 1915
    kummeri Monard, 1939
    nilosa Thomas, 1915

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