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African Chiroptera Report 2016 903 902 ISSN 1990-6471 Appendix 1: Current Taxonomy The list below gives a taxonomical overview of the taxa covered in this report. The order in which these taxa are presented is alphabetically sorted on the hierarchical categories from high (order) to low (subspecies). The "Taxis_id" field contains the number used for the taxon in the the "African Chiroptera Database", and is included for internal reference only. Category, Name and Author Order CHIROPTERA Blumenbach, 1779 † Family AEGYPTONYCTERIDAE Simmons, Seiffert and Gunnell, 2016 † Genus Aegyptonycteris Simmons, Seiffert and Gunnell, 2016 † Species Aegyptonycteris knightae Simmons, Seiffert and Gunnell, 2016 Suborder PTEROPODIFORMI Van Cakenberghe, Kearney and Seamark, 2007 Infraorder PTEROPODIFORMACEI Van Cakenberghe, Kearney and Seamark, 2007 Superfamily PTEROPODOIDEA Gray, 1821 Family PTEROPODIDAE Gray, 1821 Subfamily Eidolinae Almeida, Giannini and Simmons, 2016 Genus Eidolon Rafinesque, 1815 Species Eidolon dupreanum (Schegel, 1867) Species Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) Subspecies Eidolon helvum helvum (Kerr, 1792) † Subfamily Propottininae Butler, 1984 † Genus Propotto Simpson, 1967 † Species Propotto leakeyi Simpson, 1967 Subfamily Pteropodinae Gray, 1821 Genus Pteropus Erxleben, 1777 Species Pteropus aldabrensis True, 1893 Species Pteropus livingstonii Gray, 1866 Species Pteropus niger (Kerr, 1792) Species Pteropus rodricensis Dobson, 1878 Species Pteropus rufus E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1803 Species Pteropus seychellensis A. Milne-Edwards, 1877 Species Pteropus subniger (Kerr, 1792) Species Pteropus voeltzkowi Matschie, 1909 Subfamily Rousettinae Andersen, 1912 Genus Casinycteris Thomas, 1910 Species Casinycteris argynnis Thomas, 1910 Species Casinycteris campomaanensis Hassanin, 2014 Species Casinycteris ophiodon (Pohle, 1943) Genus Epomophorus Bennett, 1836 Species Epomophorus angolensis Gray, 1870 Species Epomophorus anselli Bergmans and Van Strien, 2004 Species Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852 Species Epomophorus dobsonii Bocage, 1889 Species Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) Subspecies Epomophorus gambianus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835) Subspecies Epomophorus gambianus pousarguesi Trouessart, 1904 Species Epomophorus grandis (Sanborn, 1950) Species Epomophorus labiatus (Temminck, 1837) Species Epomophorus minimus Claessen & De Vree, 1991 Species Epomophorus minor Dobson, 1880 Species Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846) Genus Epomops Gray, 1866 Species Epomops buettikoferi (Matschie, 1899) Species Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860) Genus Hypsignathus H. Allen, 1862 Species Hypsignathus monstrosus H. Allen, 1862 Genus Megaloglossus Pagenstecher, 1885 Species Megaloglossus azagnyi Nesi, Kadjo and Hassanin, 2012 Species Megaloglossus woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885 Genus Micropteropus Matschie, 1899 Species Micropteropus intermedius Hayman, 1963 Species Micropteropus pusillus (Peters, 1868) Genus Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 Species Myonycteris angolensis (Bocage, 1898) Subspecies Myonycteris angolensis angolensis (Bocage, 1898) Subspecies Myonycteris angolensis goliath (Bergmans, 1997) Subspecies Myonycteris angolensis petraea (Bergmans, 1997) Subspecies Myonycteris angolensis ruwenzorii (Eisentraut, 1965) Subspecies Myonycteris angolensis smithii (Thomas, 1908) African Chiroptera Report 2016 903 Category, Name and Author Species Myonycteris brachycephala (Bocage, 1889) Species Myonycteris leptodon K. Andersen, 1908 Species Myonycteris relicta Bergmans, 1980 Species Myonycteris torquata (Dobson, 1878) Subspecies Myonycteris torquata torquata (Dobson, 1878) Subspecies Myonycteris torquata wroughtoni K. Andersen, 1908 Genus Nanonycteris Matschie, 1899 Species Nanonycteris veldkampii (Jentink, 1888) Genus Plerotes K. Andersen, 1910 Species Plerotes anchietae (Seabra, 1900) Genus Rousettus Gray, 1821 Species Rousettus aegyptiacus (E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1810) Species Rousettus madagascariensis G. Grandidier, 1929 Species Rousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978 Genus Scotonycteris Matschie, 1894 Species Scotonycteris bergmansi Hassanin, Khouider, Gembu, Goodman, Kadjo, Nesi, Pourrut, Nakouné, and Bonillo, 2015 Subspecies Scotonycteris bergmansi bergmansi Hassanin, Khouider, Gembu, Goodman, Kadjo, Nesi, Pourrut, Nakouné, and Bonillo, 2015 Subspecies Scotonycteris bergmansi congoensis Hassanin, Khouider, Gembu, Goodman, Kadjo, Nesi, Pourrut, Nakouné, and Bonillo, 2015 Species Scotonycteris occidentalis Hayman, 1947 Species Scotonycteris zenkeri Matschie, 1894 Genus Stenonycteris Gray, 1870 Species Stenonycteris lanosus (Thomas, 1906) Infraorder RHINOLOPHIFORMACEI Van Cakenberghe, Kearney and Seamark, 2007 Superfamily RHINOLOPHOIDEA J. E. Gray, 1825 Family HIPPOSIDERIDAE Lydekker, 1891 Genus Asellia Gray, 1838 † Species Asellia vetus Lavocat, 1961 Species Asellia italosomalica de Beaux, 1931 Species Asellia patrizii de Beaux, 1931 Species Asellia tridens (E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1813) Genus Hipposideros Gray, 1831 † Species Hipposideros amenhotepos Gunnell, Winkler, Miller, Head, El-Barkooky, Gawad, Sanders, and Gingerich, 2015 † Species Hipposideros besaoka Samonds, 2007 † Species Hipposideros kaumbului Wesselman, 1984 Species Hipposideros abae J.A. Allen, 1917 Species Hipposideros beatus (K. Andersen, 1906) Species Hipposideros caffer (Sundevall, 1846) Species Hipposideros camerunensis Eisentraut, 1956 Species Hipposideros commersoni (E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1813) Species Hipposideros cryptovalorona Goodman, Schoeman, Rakotoarivelo and Willows-Munro, 2016 Species Hipposideros curtus G.M. Allen, 1921 Species Hipposideros cyclops (Temminck, 1853) Species Hipposideros fuliginosus (Temminck, 1853) Species Hipposideros gigas (Wagner, 1845) Species Hipposideros jonesi Hayman, 1947 Species Hipposideros lamottei Brosset, 1985 Species Hipposideros marisae Aellen, 1954 Species Hipposideros megalotis (Heuglin, 1861) Species Hipposideros ruber (Noack, 1893) Species Hipposideros tephrus (Cabrera, 1906) Species Hipposideros vittatus (Peters, 1852) Family MEGADERMATIDAE H. Allen, 1864 Genus Cardioderma Peters, 1873 † Species Cardioderma leakeyi Gunnell, Butler, Greenwood and Simmons, 2015 Species Cardioderma cor (Peters, 1872) Genus Lavia Gray, 1838 Species Lavia frons (E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1810) Genus Megaderma E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1810 † Species Megaderma gigas (Lavocat, 1961) † Species Megaderma jaegeri Sigé, 1976 † Genus Saharaderma Gunnell, Simons and Seiffert, 2008 † Species Saharaderma pseudovampyrus Gunnell, Simons and Seiffert, 2008 Family RHINOLOPHIDAE Gray, 1825 Genus Rhinolophus Lacépède, 1799 † Species Rhinolophus maghrebensis Gunnell, Eiting, and Geraads, 2011 Species Rhinolophus adami Aellen and Brosset, 1968 Species Rhinolophus alcyone Temminck, 1853 Species Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1867 Species Rhinolophus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 904 ISSN 1990-6471 Category, Name and Author Species Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar, 1828 Species Rhinolophus cohenae Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss and Cotterill, 2012 Species Rhinolophus damarensis Roberts, 1946 Species Rhinolophus darlingi K. Andersen, 1905 Species Rhinolophus deckenii Peters, 1868 Species Rhinolophus denti Thomas, 1904 Species Rhinolophus eloquens K. Andersen, 1905 Species Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853 Species Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) Species Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell, 1842 Species Rhinolophus guineensis Eisentraut, 1960 Species Rhinolophus hildebrandtii Peters, 1878 Species Rhinolophus hilli Aellen, 1973 Species Rhinolophus hillorum Koopman, 1989 Species Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) Species Rhinolophus horaceki Benda and Vallo, 2012 Species Rhinolophus kahuzi Fahr and Kerbis Peterhans, 2013 Species Rhinolophus landeri Martin, 1838 Species Rhinolophus mabuensis Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss and Cotterill, 2012 Species Rhinolophus maclaudi Pousargues, 1898 Species Rhinolophus maendeleo Kock, Csorba and Howell, 2000 Species Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901 Species Rhinolophus mossambicus Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss and Cotterill, 2012 Species Rhinolophus ruwenzorii J. Eric Hill, 1942 Species Rhinolophus sakejiensis Cotterill, 2002 Species Rhinolophus silvestris Aellen, 1959 Species Rhinolophus simulator K. Andersen, 1904 Species Rhinolophus smithersi Taylor, Stoffberg, Monadjem, Schoeman, Bayliss and Cotterill, 2012 Species Rhinolophus swinnyi Gough, 1908 Species Rhinolophus willardi Kerbis Peterhans and Fahr, 2013 Species Rhinolophus ziama Fahr, Vierhaus, Hutterer and Kock, 2002 Family RHINONYCTERIDAE J. E. Gray, 1866 † Genus Brachipposideros Sigé, 1968 † Genus Brevipalatus Hand and Archer, 2005 Genus Cloeotis Thomas, 1901 Species Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901 Genus Paratriaenops Benda and Vallo, 2009 Species Paratriaenops auritus (G. Grandidier, 1912) Species Paratriaenops furculus (Trouessart, 1907) Species Paratriaenops pauliani (Goodman and Ranivo, 2008) Genus Triaenops Dobson, 1871 † Species Triaenops goodmani Samonds, 2007 Species Triaenops afer Peters, 1877 Species Triaenops menamena Goodman and Ranivo, 2009 Superfamily RHINOPOMATOIDEA Dobson, 1872 Family RHINOPOMATIDAE Dobson, 1872 † Genus Qarunycteris Gunnell, Simons and Seiffert, 2008 † Species Qarunycteris moerisae Gunnell, Simons and Seiffert, 2008 Genus Rhinopoma E. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1818 Species Rhinopoma cystops Thomas, 1903 Species Rhinopoma macinnesi Hayman, 1937 Species Rhinopoma microphyllum (Brünnich, 1782) † Family TANZANYCTERIDIDAE Gunnell, Jacobs, Herendeen, Head, Kowalski, Msuya, Mizambwa, Harrison, Habersetzer and Storch, 2003 † Genus Tanzanycteris
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