Rhinolophus simulator alticolus Sanborn, 1936: 108 . Annotated checklist of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Mount Cameroon, southwestern Cameroon Mongombe, Aaron Manga Fils, Eric Moise Bakwo Tamesse, Joseph Lebel Zoosystema 2020 2020-09-24 42 24 483 514 5TJDQ Sanborn 1936 Sanborn 1936 [202,705,961,988] Mammalia Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus Animalia Chiroptera 18 499 Chordata subSpecies simulator alticolus     Rhinolophus simulator alticolus Sanborn, 1936: 108.  COMMON NAME. — English: Bushveld Horseshoe Bat. French: Rhinolophe de Bushveld.   MATERIALEXAMINED. — 85 specimens.  Mount   Cameroonarea• 41 ♀♀, 21 ♂♂, 22 specimens; Buea; 4° 09’00”N, 9°12’00”E;  1050 m;  18.I.1954-  2.I.1958; Martin Eisentrautleg.; SMNS 5137 to 5192, 6597 to 6607, 6760 to 6762, ZFMK 1961.0675 to 0685, ZFMK 1969.0450 to 0452• 1 speci- men; Musake; 4°12’00”N, 9°12’00”E;  2000 m;  29.I.1954; Martin Eisentrautleg.; SMNS 5193.  ORIGINALDATA. — This species had previously been signalled in Mount Cameroon( Brosset 2003), but no specimen attributed to this species was recorded during our field surveys.  HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION. — According to Cotterill & Happold (2013), this species has diverse habitat, ranging from montane forest and moist savannah to rainforest savannah mosaic. It roosts singly or in small groups in caves. This species has been recorded in Mount Nimba in West Africa ( Guineaand Liberia), in central Nigeria( Denys et al.2013), in the Cameroonian Highlands, in Eastern Africa and southern Africa ( Cotterill & Happold 2013).  REMARK. — Though  Rhinolophus simulator alticolushas been suggested as a separate species by Csorba et al.(2003), it is still retained as a subspecies of  Rhinolophus simulatorwith the subspecies R. s.  simulatorAndersen, 1904being restricted to eastern and southern Africa ( Simmons 2005). 2866751302 1954-01-18 1958-01-02 1954-01-18 Martin Eisentraut Cameroon 1050 4.15 Buea 21 9.2 18 499 84 41 21 2866751440 1954-01-29 Martin Eisentraut Cameroon 2000 4.2 Musake 21 9.2 18 499 1