Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein 1823

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Rhinolophidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 350-365 : 352

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scientific name	Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein 1823
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Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 , Verz. Doblet. Mus. Univ. Berlin: 4.

Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Cape Horseshoe Bat.

Synonyms: Rhinolophus auritus Sundevall 1860 .

Distribution: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Occurence outside South Africa is doubtful; records from Zambia and Malawi are definitely erroneous ( Koopman, 1993).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: capensis species group. See Taylor (2000 a) for distribution map.