Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Scotoecus hirundo (de Winton 1899) [Scotophilus] hirundo de Winton 1899 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 4: 355 . Type Locality: Ghana , Gambaga. Vernacular Names: Dark-winged Lesser House Bat . Synonyms: Scotoecus artinii de Winton 1899 . Distribution: Senegal to Ethiopia . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Does not include albigula or hindei ; see Happold et al. (1987) , Happold and Happold (1989) , and Taylor and Van der Merwe (1998) ; also see Happold and Happold (1997 b ) .