Scotophilus nigrita leucogaster 



Somali name, Fidmer 



Description. — This bat, which is olive-brown above and 

 yellowish brown below, has been caught in the north-west of 

 Somaliland towards the Harrar Plateau. 



Measurements in the flesh of an adult female specimen in the 

 British Museum are as follows : 



Head and body 70 mm. 



Tail 48 



Hindfoot 10 



Ear 16 



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Distribution. — Hargeisa to Harrar in North-west Somaliland. 

 It has also been obtained in Italian Somaliland at Brava. 



Habits. — Similar to other members of same genus. 



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