Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 432 451 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Mops (Xiphonycteris) brachypterus Peters 1852 Mops (Xiphonycteris) brachypterus Peters 1852 , Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 59 . Type Locality: Mozambique , Mozambique Isl ( 15°S , 40°42'E ). Vernacular Names: Short-winged Free-tailed Bat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Mops (Xiphonycteris) brachypterus subsp. brachypterus Peters 1852 Subspecies Mops (Xiphonycteris) brachypterus subsp. leonis Thomas 1908 Distribution: Gambia to Kenya ; Tanzania (including Zanzibar and Mafia Isl); Mozambique . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Xiphonycteris . Includes leonis ; see El-Rayah (1981) .