New distributional records for three microchiropteran bats (Vespertillionidae, Rhinolophidae) from the Free State Province, South Africa

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1998
Authors:J. P. Watson
Journal:S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res.
Volume:28
Pagination:127-131
Date Published:1998
Keywords:[Cistugo] Myotis lesueuri, Chiroptera, Cistugidae, distribution, Eptesicus hottentotus, Faunistik, Fledermäuse, habitat preferences, Mammalia, morphology, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophus denti, South Africa, systematics, taxonomy, Vespertilionidae
Abstract:

Distributional data on three microchiropteran species (Myotis lesueuri (Roberts, 1919), Eptesicus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833) and Rhinolophus denti Thomas, 1904), recorded in the Free State Province for first time, are presented. In all three cases these comprise range extensions for the species.

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