Scotoecus hirundo (de Winton 1899)

[Scotophilus] hirundo de Winton 1899, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4: 355.

Type Locality: Ghana, Gambaga.

Vernacular Names: Dark-winged Lesser House Bat.

Synonyms: Scotoecus artinii de Winton 1899 .

Distribution: Senegal to Ethiopia.

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

Discussion: Does not include albigula or hindei; see Happold et al. (1987), Happold and Happold (1989), and Taylor and Van der Merwe (1998); also see Happold and Happold (1997 b).