Rhinopoma É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818. Descrip. de l'Egypte 2: 113.
Vespertilio microphyllus Brünnich, 1782
Rhinopoma funaiolii Benda, 2026.
Mammalia in press: 20.
Funaioli's Mouse-tailed Bat
Somalia, Puntland (Majeerteen), Galgala (also Galgalo) Oasis
NE Somalia
CITES - Not Listed IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Benda, P., A. Reiter, M. Uhrin, P. Vallo, and M. Uvizl. 2026. Revision of the family Rhinopomatidae (Chiroptera): a taxonomic synthesis of the morphological and molecular genetic evidence. Mammalia 2026: https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2025-0161. Read article.