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SPECIES Hipposideros beatus

Author:K. Andersen, 1906.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 17: 279.
Common Name:Benito Leaf-nosed Bat
Type Locality:Equatorial Guinea, Rio Muni, 15 mi. (24 km) from Benito River.
Distribution:Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rio Muni (Equatorial Guinea), Gabon, N Dem. Rep. Congo. A previous report of this species from Guinea-Bissau is in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:bicolor species group.
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SUBSPECIES beatus

SUBSPECIES maximus

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