Hipposideros ruber (Noack 1893)

This species is represented by just five individuals recorded at three sites in northern Mozambique, which constitute the second record of this species for Mozambique (Fenton, 1986). This species is considerably larger than H. caffer from which it can reliably be distinguished by forearm length (> 50 mm in H. ruber and <49 mm in H. caffer), and also the enlarged nasal compartments (Fenton, 1986). Little is known about the ecology of this species in Southern Africa and only a few specimens have been collected in the region. Peak echolocation frequencies ranged between 130.5 (Pettersson D240x, n = 1) and 132–136 kHz (ANABAT, n = 4).

Field measurements: FA (adult male) 51.7 ± 0.71 (51.2–52.7, 4); Bm (adult male) 10.3 ± 0.50 (10.0–11.0, 4); FA (adult female) 50.0 (1); Bm (adult female) 9.0 (1).