Rhinolophus simulator K. Andersen 1904

Rhinolophus simulator K. Andersen 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 384.

Type Locality: Zimbabwe, Mazoe.

Vernacular Names: Bushveld Horseshoe Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rhinolophus simulator subsp. simulator K. Andersen 1904

Subspecies Rhinolophus simulator subsp. alticolus Sanborn 1936

Distribution: South Africa to S Sudan and Ethiopia; Cameroon; Liberia; Nigeria; Guinea.

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

Discussion: capensis species group. Includes alticolus and bembanicus; see Koopman (1975) and Hayman and Hill (1971).