Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen 1906

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 365-379 : 368

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scientific name	Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen 1906
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Treatment

Hipposideros beatus K. Andersen 1906 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 17: 279.

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, Rio Muni, 15 mi. (24 km) from Benito River.

Vernacular Names: Benito Leaf-nosed Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Hipposideros beatus subsp. beatus K. Andersen 1906

Subspecies Hipposideros beatus subsp. maximus Verschuren 1957

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rio Muni ( Equatorial Guinea), Gabon, N Dem. Rep. Congo. A previous report of this species from Guinea-Bissau is in error (J. Fahr, pers. comm.).

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

Discussion: bicolor species group.