Hipposideros caffer (bat)

Mass: 9.7 g based on Taylor et al. 2005, Jones 1971, Seamark and Kearney 2004, Bates et al. 2013, Fenton and Thomas 1980, and Stephan et al. 1981

Diet: insectivore based on Fenton et al. 1977 and Freeman 1981

Abundance: 1.82 to 6.82% (median 2.00%)

Latitudinal range: -27.5° to 8.5°

Habitats: montane grassland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (2)

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Found in 5 samples

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Durba

Guinea: Forêt Classée du Pic de Fon

South Africa: Ithala Game Reserve

Tanzania: Mkulumuzi, Genda Genda

Size measurements:
body mass8.7 gN = 13Taylor et al. 2005
♀ body mass9.2 gN = 7Jones 1971
♀ body mass7.6 gN = 1Seamark and Kearney 2004
♂ body mass9.0 gN = 1Bates et al. 2013
♂ body mass8 gN = 1Fenton and Thomas 1980
♂ body mass8.6 gN = 1Jones 1971
♂ body mass8.9 gN = 1Jones 1971
♂ body mass7.9 gN = 1Seamark and Kearney 2004
♂ body mass8.6 gN = 1Seamark and Kearney 2004
body mass10.6 gN = 31Stephan et al. 1981

See also Hipposideros, Hipposideros 'bicolor', Hipposideros 'bicolor' 131-kHz, Hipposideros 'bicolor' 142-kHz, Hipposideros 'bicolor' sp., Hipposideros amenhotepos, Hipposideros armiger, Hipposideros ater, Hipposideros beatus, Hipposideros bicolor 131, Hipposideros cervinus, Hipposideros cineraceus, Hipposideros collongensis, Hipposideros commersoni, Hipposideros coxi, Hipposideros cyclops, Hipposideros diadema, Hipposideros dinops, Hipposideros doriae, Hipposideros dyacorum, Hipposideros felix, Hipposideros fuliginosus, Hipposideros galeritus, Hipposideros gigas, Hipposideros jonesi, Hipposideros khengkao, Hipposideros lamottei, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros lylei, Hipposideros maggietaylorae, Hipposideros morloti, Hipposideros muscinus, Hipposideros obscurus, Hipposideros papua, Hipposideros pomona, Hipposideros ridleyi, Hipposideros ruber, Hipposideros sabanus, Hipposideros semoni, Hipposideros sp.