On a Collection of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the Gambia

Bats (Chiroptera) of Burkina Faso: preliminary list with fifteen first record species

“…Country size also contributes to increasing the number of species. And this is shown in countries like the Gambia which has 31 species of bats (Kock et al, 2002) and Benin where 53 species are found (Djossa, 2007). Although present in the Guinean zone, these countries have poor species diversity.…”

“…Many publications have subsequently mentioned bats from Burkina Faso but since the late 1980s, no new record was reported. meanwhile, many other species have been reported in neighbouring countries: Gambia (Kock et al, 2002); Benin (Djossa, 2007); Ghana (Weber and Fahr, 2007); Ivory Coast (Fahr, 2008). Due to the importance of bats as bio-indicators, their roles in plant pollination and seed dispersal on which depend many tropical plants and their role in the control of pests insects, we judged relevant to continue documenting bats diversity in Burkina Faso for pertinent decision making for biodiversity conservation.…”

Keys to the Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of East Africa

“…Thorn et al (2009) treated this species as a subspecies of S. hindei. Cotterill, 2001b;Thorn et al, 2009;Monadjem et al, 2010b;Rosevear, 1965;Rosevear, 1965;Thom et al, 2009;Monadjem et al, 2010bThorn et al, 2009Stanley, 2011Stanley, 2011Kock et al, 2002 Distribution: Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Somalia (Simmons, 2005 Thomas (1901a: 264). Type Locality: Kenya, Eastern, Kitui, 3500 ft. Taxonomy: The species-level distinction of S. hindei was affirmed by Happold and Happold (1989), Van der Merwe (1998), andCotterill (2001b).…”