Hipposideros megalotis Heuglin 1862

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 365-379 : 374

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scientific name	Hipposideros megalotis Heuglin 1862
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Treatment

Hipposideros megalotis Heuglin 1862 , Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., Halle, 29 (8): 4.

Type Locality: Eritrea, Bogos Land, Keren.

Vernacular Names: Large-eared Leaf-nosed Bat.

Distribution: Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya. A record from Somalia is erroneous (M. Happold, pers. comm.).

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

Discussion: megalotis species group. Sometimes placed in the subgenus Syndesmotis ; see Legendre (1982) and Gaucher and Brosset (1990). Also see Hill (1963 b).