Tadarida fulminans ( Thomas, 1903 )

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Tadarida fulminans ( Thomas, 1903)

Fig. 32 A–B

Hayman et al. (1966: 68, map 111) reported T. fulminans from two localities: Nyakibanda ( Rwanda) and Rumangabo (Nord-Kivu Province). Additional specimens were collected from two further localities in Rwanda: Nyanza and Rukara. On the African continent, T. fulminans is restricted to eastern Africa, from Kenya to extreme northern RSA. On his distribution map, Cotterill (2013e: 512) marked three areas: on the border between Kenya and Uganda, in northeastern Zimbabwe, reaching into Mozambique and in northwestern Zimbabwe, reaching into Zambia. All other occurrences are individual localities. Based on climatic data, the SDM map indicates a potential wider occurrence in southeastern Africa and two areas in the northern part: one in northeastern DRC, reaching into Uganda and Rwanda, and another in western Kenya, with a corridor-like connection between the latter and the southern range.

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Fig. 32. Distribution maps. A–B. Tadarida fulminans (Thomas, 1903). C–D. Tadarida ventralis (Heuglin, 1861). E–F. Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas & Schwann, 1906. A, C, E. Distribution in the CRB area. B, D, F. Pan-African distribution.