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MammalMAP:   13874
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BC
Observer:   Esplin Toby
Date of record:   2012-02-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This seems to be the one place in Kruger where I have always been able to find one or more of these Bats roosting under the thatched roof of the hide.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   175880
Species name:   Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus
Common name:   Mauritian Tomb Bat -- Mauritian Tomb Bat
Family:   Emballonuridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mauritian Tomb Bat (Taphozous mauritianus)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-13874
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 13874 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2015-05-01 11:06:51
Species name:   Taphozous (Taphozous) mauritianus -- Mauritian Tomb Bat; Mauritian Tomb Bat
Species code:   175880

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