Otomops martiensseni (Matschie 1897)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 447

Otomops martiensseni (Matschie 1897)

[Nyctinomus] martiensseni Matschie 1897 , Arch. Naturgesch., 63 (1): 84.

Type Locality: Tanzania, W of Tanga, SE Usambara Mtns, Magrotto Plantation.

Vernacular Names: Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Otomops martiensseni subsp. martiensseni Matschie 1897

Subspecies Otomops martiensseni subsp. icarus Chubb 1917

Distribution: Yemen; Djibouti and Central African Republic to Angola and KwaZulu-Natal ( South Africa); Ghana.

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

Discussion: Formerly included madagascariensis (e.g., Hayman and Hill, 1971; Koopman, 1993, 1994), but see Peterson et al. (1995). Reviewed by Al-Jumaily (1999).