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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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Synonyms:

    marungensis Noack, 1887
    mostellum Thomas, 1904
    viegasi Monard, 1939

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