Eastern greenish yellow bat
The eastern greenish yellow bat (Scotophilus viridis)[2] is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic,Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna.
| Eastern greenish yellow bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus viridis (Peters, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nycticejus viridis | |
The western greenish yellow bat (S. nigritellus) of western Africa was formerly considered conspecific.[3]
References
- Monadjem, A.; Griffin, M. (2017). "Scotophilus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20073A22032552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20073A22032552.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- In some sources, the bat is referred to by the nomen nudum "Scotophilus mhlanganii". See: Monadjem, Ara; Raabe, Tara; Dickerson, Brian; Silvy, Nova; McCleery, Robert (2010). "Roost use by two sympatric species ofin a natural environment" (PDF). South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 40 (1): 73–76. doi:10.3957/056.040.0108. S2CID 85916833.
- "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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