Hipposideros ruber (Noack, 1893) . Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Oekol. Geogr. Tiere, 7:586.

TYPE LOCALITY: Tanzania, Eastern Province, Ngerengere River .

DISTRIBUTION: Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique; Bioko; Sâo Tomé and Principe.

SYNONYMS: centralis, guineensis, niapu.