Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein 1823

Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein 1823, Verz. Doblet. Mus. Univ. Berlin: 4.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Cape Horseshoe Bat.

Synonyms: Rhinolophus auritus Sundevall 1860 .

Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Occurence outside South Africa is doubtful; records from Zambia and Malawi are definitely erroneous (Koopman, 1993).

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

Discussion: capensis species group. See Taylor (2000 a) for distribution map.