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MammalMAP:   18453
Province:  
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0639AC
Observer:   Underhill LG; Photographer Peter Prokosch
Date of record:   2016-06-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   175240
Species name:   Lavia frons
Common name:   Yellow-winged Bat
Family:   Megadermatidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-18453
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18453 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   ID by Peter Taylor, Paul Werbala, and David Jacobs. DJ - "The bat is Lavia frons and is a member of the false vampire family Emballonuridae. Paul and I haves seen this bat in western/central Kenya and it has been recorded in Tanzania apparently preferring tropical savannas. Paul do you know if it has been recorded in coastal regions before?" PT - "I agree - definitely Lavia frons. But the family is Megadermatidae not Emballanuridae."
Date:   2016-06-24 10:24:42
Species name:   Lavia frons -- Yellow-winged Bat
Species code:   175240

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