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Hipposideros vittatus
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Hipposideridae > Genus: Hipposideros > Species: Hipposideros vittatus
Type Description
Naturwiss. Reise Mossambique, Saugeth., p. 32.
Type Locality
Mozambique, Cap Delgado group, Ibo Isl.
Measurements
Head and body: 88-126 mm
Tail length: 30-45 mm
Forearm Length: 79-116 mm
Weight: 74-180 g
Tail length: 30-45 mm
Forearm Length: 79-116 mm
Weight: 74-180 g
Distribution
Hipposideros vittatus can be found in the forests, woodlands, and savannas at low to medium altitudes throughout most of Africa south of the Sahara. (Kingdon, 1997) (Wilson and Reeder, 2005)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:247-249.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 126-127.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:332-337.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 126-127.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:332-337.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.