Yespertilio minutus somalious, Thos. 



Somali name, Fidmer 



DESCRIPTION. This is a very small bat ; the general colour 

 above being wood-brown, while the underparts are whitish. The 

 underfur all over is black. V. minutus was obtained in Southern 

 Somaliland by Capt. Bottego. 



MEASUREMENTS in the flesh of a specimen from Hargeisa are : 



Head and body . . . . . . 44mm. 



Tail . , . . , . . . , 35 



Hindfoot . . . ; . . . * 5 



Ear . . . 4 . . . 9 



DISTRIBUTION. Northern Somaliland, Hargeisa. 



HABITS. Little or nothing is known of the habits of this 

 bat. 



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