SCHLIEFFEN'S BAT 

 Scotophilus schlieffeni, Pet. 



Somali name, Fidmer 



DESCRIPTION. This little bat is a smoky-brown colour. 



MEASUREMENTS of a male specimen in the flesh : 



Head and body . . . . .48 mm. 



Tail . . . . . . .,., , ..; 27 



Hindfoot . 6 



Ear . . . ii 



DISTRIBUTION. This is a common Arabian species, but is 

 only found in Berbera in Somaliland, probably having been im- 

 ported in the hold of some ship. When the above specimen was 

 caught there were several flying about. 



HABITS. An insectivorous bat with habits similar to other 

 insect-eating species. 



