Sauromys petrophilus Roberts 1917

Sauromys petrophilus Roberts 1917, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 6: 4.

Type Locality: South Africa, Northwest Prov., near Rustenburg, Bleskap.

Vernacular Names: Roberts's Flat-headed Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. petrophilus Roberts 1917

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. erongensis Roberts 1946

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. fitzsimonsi Roberts 1946

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. haagneri Roberts 1917

Subspecies Sauromys petrophilus subsp. umbratus Shortridge and Carter 1938

Distribution: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, perhaps Ghana.

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

Discussion: See Jacobs and Fenton (2002).