Hipposideros commersoni (E. Geoffroy 1813)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 365-379 : 369

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scientific name	Hipposideros commersoni (E. Geoffroy 1813)
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[Hipposideros] commersoni (E. Geoffroy 1813) , Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 20: 263.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Fort Dauphin (= Tolagnaro).

Vernacular Names: Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bat.

Distribution: Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) (including gigas , vittata, and thomensis , which are now regarded as distinct species).

Discussion: commersoni species group. Does not include gigas , vittatus (including marungensis ) or thomensis , which are now recognized as distinct species based on differences in morphology and echolocation calls (J. Fahr and D. Kock, pers. comm.; D. Lunde, pers. comm.; McWilliam, 1982; Pye, 1972). Reviewed by Peterson et al. (1995).