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.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FCFC3AFCFA9EF021" box="[857,1382,3979,4040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Taphozous perforatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FF083AA3FEEEF003" bold="true" box="[173,278,4052,4074]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">French:</emphasis>
Taphien perforé
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FE503AA7FD86F003" box="[501,638,4048,4075]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">I German</emphasis>
: Ägyptische Grabfledermaus /
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FBBC3AA3FB6DF003" bold="true" box="[1049,1173,4052,4074]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Spanish:</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FB3F3AA7FB08F002" box="[1178,1264,4048,4075]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Tafozo</emphasis>
egipcio
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FF08257AFE03EFCA" bold="true" box="[173,507,4109,4132]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Other common names:</emphasis>
African Taphozous, Geoffrey'sTomb Bat, LesserTomb Bat, PerforatedTaphozous Bat
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FF0E251BFE80EF7A" box="[171,376,4204,4243]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Taxonomy</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FE3E251BFCF2EF7A" box="[411,778,4204,4243]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Taphozous perforatus</emphasis>
E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818
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,
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<location id="8EA3603FFFCD4C06FA37251BFDF1EF20" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03D587F2FFCD4C06FF0B3AFCF27EF58F:8EA3603FFFCD4C06FA37251BFDF1EF20" country="Egypt" name="Royal Tomb, Kom Ombo, Nile Valley" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06FA37251BFA02EF7A" bold="true" box="[1426,1530,4204,4243]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Royal</emphasis>
Tomb, Kom Ombo, Nile Valley
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,
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.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F5313416F3F5FE61" box="[2708,3085,353,392]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Taphozous perforatus</emphasis>
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is in the subgenus
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<taxonomicName id="4C7C4D67FFCD4C06F53134E1F4B0FE54" box="[2708,2888,406,445]" class="Mammalia" family="Emballonuridae" genus="Taphozous" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="351" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Taphozous</taxonomicName>
. Four
</emphasis>
subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F52A34BAF352FE1D" bold="true" box="[2703,3242,461,500]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BC336E4FFCD4C06F5363777F26EFDB4" blockId="2.[2701,3502,353,924]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
.
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F5603777F51FFDCE" box="[2757,2791,512,551]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">p.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7C4D67FFCD4C06F55F3777F511FDB4" authority="E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818" authorityName="E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire" authorityYear="1818" class="Mammalia" family="Emballonuridae" genus="Taphozous" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chiroptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="351" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perforatus">
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F55F3777F421FDCE" box="[2810,3033,512,551]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">perforatus E</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F4523777F367FDCE" box="[3063,3231,512,551]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Geoffroy</emphasis>
Saint-Hilaire, 1818
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— Nile Valley in Egypt and N Sudan.
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.
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F51E371CF525FD7B" box="[2747,2781,619,658]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">p.</emphasis>
haedinusThomas, 1915 - Middle East (Israel, Arabian Peninsula, and S Iran) E to India, and E Africa from
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F37637A2F289FD15" box="[3283,3441,725,764]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Djibouti</emphasis>
to Kenya (including Lamu I) and Tanzania; it may also occur in Eritrea.
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.
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F5613602F430FC75" box="[2756,3016,885,924]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">p. senegalensis</emphasis>
Desmarest, 1820 - scattered localities in W Africa, from S Mauritania, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau E to NW Nigeria and W Cameroon; it may occur in Guinea and Ivory Coast.
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<paragraph id="8BC336E4FFCD4C06F8F83163F3A1FB99" blockId="2.[1876,3502,938,2662]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
.
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F82D3163F7D0FBD2" box="[1928,2088,1044,1083]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">p. sudani</emphasis>
Thomas, 1915 —
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F6DF3163F589FBD2" box="[2426,2673,1044,1083]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">C &amp; S Sudan</emphasis>
, South Sudan, Uganda, and S through the Congo Basin to N &amp; E Botswana, S Zimbabwe, and NE South Africa.
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Descriptive
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F79B310BF755FB4A" bold="true" box="[2110,2221,1148,1187]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">notes.</emphasis>
Head—body 71—85 mm, tail 22—30 mm, ear 15—20 mm, hindfoot 13—15 mm, forearm 54-67 mm; weight 23—33 mm. Dorsum of the Egyptian Tomb Bat is mousy gray, pale ash-brown (North Africa), or dark brown (Southern Africa). Throat and beard are buff, and gular pouch is present.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F23026F81EFA91" box="[1879,2022,1361,1400]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Habitat</emphasis>
. Primarily open woodland lowlands including
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F4DF3026F409FA91" box="[2938,3057,1361,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Acacia</emphasis>
(Fabaceae)
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and other
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8FC30F1F814FA44" box="[1881,2028,1414,1453]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">types of</emphasis>
thorn forest. The Egyptian Tomb Bat will forage in anthropomorphic settings including palm groves and gardens.
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F23087F75FF9FE" box="[1879,2215,1520,1559]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Food and Feeding</emphasis>
. Fecal material from Egyptian Tomb Bats in Ethiopia contained
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(56%), Isoptera (14%),
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(10%), Orthoptera (8%),
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(3%), Neuroptera (2%),
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(1%),
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(1%), and unidentified insect parts (5%).
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F233F9F7FEF95C" box="[1879,2054,1678,1717]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Breeding</emphasis>
. Egyptian Tomb Bats are polyestrous and capable of becoming pregnant twice a year. Females have been found simultaneously lactating and
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. Gravid females have been found in November in south-eastern Zimbabwe, each with a single fetus in the right uterine hom.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F13216F76EF861" bold="true" box="[1876,2198,1889,1928]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
Egyptian Tomb Bats roost in
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F5773216F4C2F861" box="[2770,2874,1889,1928]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">rocky</emphasis>
outcrops, stone buildings, wells, tunnels, and tombs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC336E4FFCD4C06F8F332BBF3E9F779" blockId="2.[1876,3502,938,2662]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F332BBF4FBF81A" bold="true" box="[1878,2819,1996,2035]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
In southern Africa, Egyptian Tomb Bats typically roost in
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F6A13D77F6A6F7CE" box="[2308,2398,2048,2087]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">tight</emphasis>
clusters of 6-8 individuals deep in protected crevices of
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F23D42F847F7B5" box="[1879,1983,2101,2140]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">rocky</emphasis>
outcrops, cracks or gaps in stone or concrete buildings, or deep cave recesses. In
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F03D1EF849F779" box="[1877,1969,2153,2192]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">West</emphasis>
Africa, colonies of hundreds of individuals form day roosts.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C366656FFFCD4C06F8F23DE8F42FF624" pageId="2" pageNumber="351" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="8BC336E4FFCD4C06F8F23DE8F42FF624" blockId="2.[1876,3502,938,2662]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F23DE8F6E0F72F" box="[1879,2328,2207,2246]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
Status and
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F7BB3DE8F6E0F72F" bold="true" box="[2078,2328,2207,2246]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Conservation</emphasis>
</emphasis>
. Classified as Least Concern on
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F4C73DE8F35BF72F" box="[2914,3235,2207,2246]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">TheIUCNRed List.</emphasis>
The Egyptian Tomb Bat has a large distribution and presumably large and stable overall population. It is present in many protected areas including Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa. No direct conservation measures are currently needed; however, it has not been recorded in protected areas in Pakistan or India. Being little studied, research on its distribution, abundance, reproduction, and ecology is needed.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C366656FFFCD4C06F8F23C95F27EF58F" pageId="2" pageNumber="351" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="8BC336E4FFCD4C06F8F23C95F27EF58F" blockId="2.[1876,3502,938,2662]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F8F23C95F7E3F614" bold="true" box="[1879,2075,2530,2557]" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Bibliography.</emphasis>
Bates &amp; Harrison (1997), Bates, Harrison &amp; Muni (1994a, 1994
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F4313C95F45DF614" box="[2964,2981,2530,2557]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">b</emphasis>
, 1994c), Bhat &amp; Sreenivasan (1990), Brosset (1963), Harrison (1962), Harrison &amp; Bates (1991), Hayman &amp;
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F55F3F61F4DCF5D8" box="[2810,2852,2582,2609]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Hill</emphasis>
(1971),
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F4353F61F3EAF5D8" box="[2960,3090,2582,2609]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Koopman</emphasis>
(1993), Meester eta/. (1986), Molur eta/. (2002),
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F7C13F3CF71EF58F" box="[2148,2278,2635,2662]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Rosevear</emphasis>
(1965), Rydell &amp;
<emphasis id="B908EAF6FFCD4C06F6603F3CF5DAF58F" box="[2501,2594,2635,2662]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="351">Yalden</emphasis>
(1997), Skinner &amp; Chimimba (2005), Smithers &amp;Wilson (1979).
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