Nycteris macrotis Dobson 1876

Nycteris macrotis Dobson 1876, Monogr. Asiat. Chiroptera: 80.

Type Locality: Sierra Leone.

Vernacular Names: Large-eared Slit-faced Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Nycteris macrotis subsp. macrotis Dobson 1876

Subspecies Nycteris macrotis subsp. aethiopica Dobson 1878

Subspecies Nycteris macrotis subsp. luteola Thomas 1901

Subspecies Nycteris macrotis subsp. oriana Kershaw 1922

Distribution: Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, south to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique; Zanzibar.

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

Discussion: macrotis species group. For discussion of synonyms see Koopman (1975, 1992), Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1985), and Kock (1969 a). Does not include madagascariensis; see Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include vinsoni; see Van Cakenberghe and De Vree (1998). See Taylor (2000 a) for distribution map.