Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas 1903

Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas 1903, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 11: 498.

Type Locality: Oman, Muscat, Wadi Bani Ruha.

Vernacular Names: Small Mouse-tailed Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rhinopoma muscatellum subsp. muscatellum Thomas 1903

Subspecies Rhinopoma muscatellum subsp. seianum Thomas 1913

Distribution: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, SW Iran, S Afghanistan, W Pakistan, SW India.

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

Discussion: Ethiopian specimens referred to this species actually represent macinnesi; see Van Cakenberghe and de Vree (1994). Reviewed by Kock et al. (2001). Also see Qumsiyeh and Jones (1986) and Harrison and Bates (1991).