Taxonomy
''Laephotis stanleyi'' was described as a new species in 2017. The holotype had been collected in the Okavango Delta of Botswana in April 2009. The species was previously known as ''N''. cf. ''melckorum'' ( ''cf.'' from Latin confer), before being named ''Neoromicia stanleyi'' in honor of William Stanley, who was the mammal collection manager at theDescription
The species is moderately large-bodied and insectivorous. Its forearm length is and it weighs . It possesses larger cranial features than other species of its genus and is distinguished from ''N. capensis'' by a number of bacular characters. It has a dental formula of , for a total of 32 teeth.Range and habitat
The species is found across Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia, and is also presumed to inhabit the northern part of South Africa and Malawi.References