Chaerephon major Trouessart 1897

Chaerephon major Trouessart 1897, Cat. Mamm. Viv. Foss., Vol. 1: 146.

Type Locality: N Sudan, 5th Cataract of the Nile.

Vernacular Names: Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat.

Synonyms: Chaerephon abae J. A. Allen 1917; Chaerephon emini De Winton 1901 .

Distribution: Senegal, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, NE Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, Tanzania.

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

Discussion: plicatus species group. Specimens reported as pumilus by Happold (1967) actually represent major .