Tadarida ventralis Heuglin 1861

Tadarida ventralis Heuglin 1861, Nova. Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., 29 (8): 4.

Type Locality: Eritrea, Keren.

Vernacular Names: Giant Free-tailed Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tadarida ventralis subsp. ventralis Heuglin 1861

Subspecies Tadarida ventralis subsp. africana Dobson 1876

Distribution: Eritrea to South Africa.

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

Discussion: teniotis species group. Reviewed by Kock (1975) and Cotterill (2001 b).