Schreber's yellow bat
| Schreber's yellow bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus nigrita (Schreber, 1774) | |
Schreber's yellow bat (Scotophilus nigrita) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Scotophilus nigrita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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