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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species is associated with closed tropical moist forest, but also extends into savanna where there are pockets of suitable habitat (Grubb et al. 1998). During the day colonies roost in caves, hollow trees, the roofs of thatched houses and in old mine shafts (Rosevear 1965; Brosset 1966; Happold, 1987).
Range:
This sub-Saharan bat species ranges through much of West and Central Africa. It has been recorded from Senegal in the west through to Togo, and then from Nigeria to southern Sudan and western Uganda, with patchy records from the Congo basin (although it likely occurs throughout the Congo). It ranges as far south as central Democratic Republic of the Congo. The record of this species from Gabon needs to be reexamined as it may represent a misidentified specimen of Rhinolophus sylvester (Dowsett et al. 1991).
Conservation:
It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the taxonomy and distribution of this species.