HORSE-SHOE BAT 

 Cardioderma oor, Pet. 



Somali name, Fidmer 



Description. — The colour of this bat is above, french grey 

 below, silver grey and a pale creamy buff colour at the bases of 

 the ears. The ears, which are practically hairless, are joined to 

 each other by a bridge of skin, and the tragus is markedly 

 elongated. The external portion of the nose is formed by a 

 peculiar flap or leaf of flesh colour. 



Measurements taken in the flesh from a male specimen : 



Head and body 86 mm. 



Tail . . — 



Hindfoot 15 ., 



Ear 46 „ 



Distribution.— I have only obtained this bat at Ber, 18 miles 

 east of Burao, where I found hundreds of them in an old disused 

 well. 



Habits. — Similar to other bats. 



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