Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen 1906

Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen 1906, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 17: 279.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Rio Muni, 15 mi. (24 km) from Benito River.

Vernacular Names: Benito Leaf-nosed Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Hipposideros beatus subsp. beatus K. Andersen 1906

Subspecies Hipposideros beatus subsp. maximus Verschuren 1957

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rio Muni (Equatorial Guinea), Gabon, N Dem. Rep. Congo. A previous report of this species from Guinea-Bissau is in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).

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

Discussion: bicolor species group.