| Author: | Peters, 1852. |
| Citation: | Reise nach Mossambique, Säugethiere: 59. |
| Common Name: | Short-winged Free-tailed Bat |
| Type Locality: | Mozambique, Mozambique Isl (15°S, 40°42'E). |
| Distribution: | Gambia to Kenya; Tanzania (including Zanzibar and Mafia Isl); Mozambique. |
| Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). |
| Comments: | Subgenus Xiphonycteris. Includes leonis; see El-Rayah (1981). |
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