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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:
Found in moist montane rainforest, and dry and moist savanna (Cotterill 1996; Cotterill 2002). Populations are dependant on caves, mines and similar habitats for roosting. It appears to be sparsely distributed in parts of its range.
Range:
This African bat has been recorded from eastern parts of South Africa, much of Zimbabwe, northwestern Mozambique, with additional scattered records further north in Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania (including the island of Zanzibar) (Skinner and Chimimba 2005). It may be present in Angola but this needs confirmation.
Conservation:
The species is present in some protected areas (e.g. Kruger National Park, South Africa). Further studies are needed into the taxonomic status of this species, the distribution and possible threats.