Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 381-391 : 384

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scientific name

Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818
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Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818 View in CoL

Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus E. Geoffroy 1818 View in CoL , Descrip. de L'Egypte, Vol. 2: 127.

Type Locality: Mauritius.

Vernacular Names: Mauritian Tomb Bat.

Synonyms: Taphozous (Taphozous) cinerascens Seabra 1900 ; Taphozous (Taphozous) dobsoni Jentink 1879 ; Taphozous (Taphozous) leucopterus Temminck 1835 .

Distribution: South Africa to Sudan and Somalia to Senegal; Mauritius and Réunion Isls (Mascarene Isls); São Tomé and Princepe; Madagascar; Assumption Isl and Aldabra Isl.

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

Discussion: Subgenus Taphozous . Reviewed in part by Peterson et al. (1995); also see Taylor (2000 a).

Peterson, R. L., J. L. Eger, and L. Mitchell. 1995. Chiropteres. Faune de Madagascar, 84: 1 - 204.

Taylor, P. J. 2000 a. Bats of Southern Africa: Guide to biology, identification, and conservation. University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 206 pp.

SSC

Sacramento State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Emballonuridae

SubFamily

Taphozoinae

Genus

Taphozous

SubGenus

Taphozous