Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae 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 1 432 451 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Chaerephon bivittatus (Heuglin 1861) [Nyctinomus] bivittatus Heuglin 1861 , Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., Halle, 29 (8): 413 . Type Locality: Eritrea , Keren. Vernacular Names: Spotted Free-tailed Bat . Synonyms: Chaerephon hepaticus Heuglin 1866 . Distribution: Sudan , Ethiopia , Eritrea , Uganda , Kenya , Tanzania , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Mozambique . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: bivittatus species group. Revised by Eger and Peterson (1979) ; also see Taylor (1999). Note that the correct spelling for the specific epithet in combination with Chaerephon is bivittatus (not bivittata ) because the genus name is masculine.