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--> ORDER CHIROPTERA
--> FAMILY Emballonuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Taphozoinae
--> GENUS Taphozous
--> SUBGENUS Taphozous
SPECIES Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus
| Author: | E. Geoffroy, 1818. | | Citation: | Descrip. de L'Egypte, 2: 127. | | Common Name: | Mauritian Tomb Bat | | Type Locality: | Mauritius. | | Distribution: | South Africa to Sudan and Somalia to Senegal; Mauritius and Réunion Isls (Mascarene Isls); São Tomé and Princepe; Madagascar; Assumption Isl and Aldabra Isl. | | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Taphozous. Reviewed in part by Peterson et al. (1995); also see Taylor (2000a). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
cinerascens Seabra, 1900
dobsoni Jentink, 1879
leucopterus Temminck, 1835
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