Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 381-391 : 384

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Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818 , Descrip. de L'Egypte, Vol. 2: 127.

Type Locality: Mauritius.

Vernacular Names: Mauritian Tomb Bat.

Synonyms: Taphozous (Taphozous) cinerascens Seabra 1900 ; Taphozous (Taphozous) dobsoni Jentink 1879 ; Taphozous (Taphozous) leucopterus Temminck 1835 .

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.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Taphozous . Reviewed in part by Peterson et al. (1995); also see Taylor (2000 a).