Family / Scientific name - Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania

REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary
Table 2: Bat species recorded in Rufiji District
(NG=Ngumburuni, KG=Kiwengoma; MC=Mchungu; NK=Namakutwa, TO=Tong’omba; Ki = Kichi SGR=unpublished list for Selous Game Reserve).
Order Family Species Common Name Ecological Conservation NG KG MC NK TO SGR Ki
Status Status
MEGACHIROPTERA
PTEROPIDAE: FRUITBATS
Epomophorus labiatus Epauletted Fruit Bat O X
Epomophorus wahlbergi Epauletted Fruit Bat O X X X X X
Rousettus aegyptiacus Egyptian Fruit Bar N X
Myonycteris relicta Collared Fruit Bat F VU X X
MICROCHIROPTERA
NYCTERIDAE: SLIT-FACED BATS
Nycteris aurita Slit-faced Bat O LR/nt
Nycteris grandis Slit-faced Bat O X X
Nycteris thebaica Slit-faced Bat O X
Nycteris sp. Slit-faced Bat X
MEGADERMATIDAE
Lavia frons Yellow-winged Bat O X -
RHINOLOPHIDAE: HORSESHOE BATS
Rhinolophus deckeni Horseshoe Bat X X
Rhinolophus sp.
Hipposideros ruber Leaf-nosed Bat O X X X X
HIPPOSIDERIDAE: AFRICAN LEAF-NOSED BATS
Triaenops persicus Persian leaf-nosed Bat O X
VESPERTILIONIDAE: VESPER BATS
Pipistrellus nanus Pipistrelle Bat O X X
Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle Bat X
Scotophilus viridis House Bat O X X
Kerivoula africana Wooly Bat F DD X X
Chalinolobus variegata syn.
X
Glaucoyncteris variegata Butterfly Bat O
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