Scotophilus robustus Milne-Edwards 1881

Scotophilus robustus Milne-Edwards 1881, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 91: 1035.

Type Locality: Madagascar.

Vernacular Names: Robust House Bat.

Distribution: N Madagascar.

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

Discussion: Recognized as a subspecies of nigrita (when nigrita was used for the species now called dinganii) by Hayman and Hill (1971). However, Robbins et al. (1985) considered it specifically distinct from dinganii and borbonicus . Reviewed by Peterson et al. (1995), who also considered it to be distinct.