Nycteris macrotis Dobson 1876

Four specimens were collected from three sites in southern, central and northern Mozambique. Live individuals can be confused with N. thebaica, but N. macrotis is slightly larger with longer forearm, and is easily distinguished by the semi-lunate tragus.

The skull morphology of the two species differs significantly with N. macrotis having a more robust skull with a longer condylo-incisive length (> 18.8 mm) (Monadjem et al., 2010).

Field measurements: FA (adult male) 52.0 ± 1.40 (50.4–53.0, 3); Bm (adult male) 16.7 (15.0–17.5, 3); FA (adult female) 52.2 (1); Bm (adult female) 16.0 (1).