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SPECIES Hipposideros vittatus
| Author: | Peters, 1852. | | Citation: | Naturwiss. Reise Mossambique, Säugeth.: 32. | | Common Name: | Striped Leaf-nosed Bat | | Type Locality: | Mozambique, Cap Delgado group, Ibo Isl. | | Distribution: | Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania (incl. Pemba, Chumbwe and Zanzibar Isl), Malawi, Mozambique (incl. Ibo Isl), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Dem. Rep. Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Guinea-Bissau. May occur throughout much of West Africa in sympatry with gigas, but distribution is presently unclear; it is likely considerably more extensive than given here (J. Fahr, pers. comm.) | | Status: | IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001). | | Comments: | commersoni species group. Includes maurngensis (J. Fahr, pers. comm.); also see Hayman and Hill (1971). Formerly included in commersoni, but clearly distinct based on differences in morphology and echolocation calls (J. Fahr and D. Kock, pers. comm.; McWilliam, 1982; Pye, 1972). Reviewed in part by Peterson et al. (1995). The status of viegasi is unclear, but it probably represents vittatus (J. Fahr, pers. comm.) |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
marungensis Noack, 1887
mostellum Thomas, 1904
viegasi Monard, 1939
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