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African Leaf-Nosed Bat
Hipposideros caffer caffer
Genus species - Hipposideros caffer caffer,
Sub family - Hipposiderinae
Family - Hipposideridae
Superfamily - Rhinolophoidea
Suborder - MICROCHIROPTERA
Order - CHIROPTERA
EX- KM-1843 ?, 2 June 1916, nr. Chiromus,
Ngosoland, 200ft, wood, 53, 296.5, 13.5,
Description -
Light brown above, pale grey brown below,
ears with fur on outside, pale brown inside no
hair, all membranes light to medium brown,
tail 1/2 length of body.
Hipposideros caffer (ruber)
KM-1841 ?, 1934, Bomo, Ft. Jameson, N. Rho.
D. G. Lancaster, no measurements.
Desc - an orange brown above, lighter orange
below, membranes brown, ears brown and
tips outside bare of fur, ears and tail membranes
same shape as H. C.C.