Scotoecus hindei Thomas 1901

Scotoecus hindei Thomas 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 7: 264.

Type Locality: Kenya, Kitui.

Vernacular Names: Hinde's Lesser House Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Scotoecus hindei subsp. hindei Thomas 1901

Subspecies Scotoecus hindei subsp. falabae Thomas 1915

Distribution: Nigeria and Cameroon to S Sudan and Somalia; south to SE Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Formerly included in hirundo, but apparently distinct; see Happold et al. (1987), Happold and Happold (1989), Taylor and Van Der Merwe (1998), and Cotterill (2001 d).