Chaerephon leucogaster (A. Grandidier 1870)

[Chaerephon] leucogaster (A. Grandidier 1870), Rev. Mag. Zool., ser. 2, 21: 337.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Mahab (= Mahabo?) and Ménabé, E of Morondava.

Vernacular Names: Grandidier's Free-tailed Bat.

Synonyms: Chaerephon cristatus J. A. Allen 1917; Chaerephon frater J. A. Allen 1917; Chaerephon nigri Hatt 1928; Chaerephon websteri Dollman 1908 .

Distribution: Ethiopia to Ghana, Nigeria, Dem. Rep. Congo, Mali, Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Data Deficient.

Discussion: plicatus species group. Often included in pumilus, but apparently distinct; see Peterson et al. (1995).