Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin 1861)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 433

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11330107
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scientific name	Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin 1861)
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Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin 1861) View in CoL

[Nyctinomus] bivittatus Heuglin 1861 View in CoL , Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., Halle, 29 (8): 413.

Type Locality: Eritrea, Keren.

Vernacular Names: Spotted Free-tailed Bat.

Synonyms: Chaerephon hepaticus Heuglin 1866 .

Distribution: Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

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

Discussion: bivittatus species group. Revised by Eger and Peterson (1979); also see Taylor (1999). Note that the correct spelling for the specific epithet in combination with Chaerephon is bivittatus (not bivittata) because the genus name is masculine.