Miniopterus inflatus Thomas, 1903 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 12:634.

TYPE LOCALITY: Cameroon, Efulen .

DISTRIBUTION: Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, E and S Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique, Burundi, Liberia, perhaps Nigeria. W African distribution uncertain because of confusion with schreibersi .

SYNONYMS: africanus, rufus .