Scotophilus colias
O. Thomas, 1904
Eritrean Yellow Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe | : Scotophilini |
| Genus | : Scotophilus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1904-03-01. New bats from British East Africa collected by Mrs. Hinde, and from the Cameroons by Mr. G. L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(75):206-210.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108293Original name as described
Scotophilus nigrita colias
Other common names
Eritrean House Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.7.6.11
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3618a563-f60b-44f0-a2e1-4fb1bfec50e2Type locality
"Fort Hall [= Muranga], Kenya District, British East Africa [= Kenya]."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Eritrea · Ethiopia · Kenya
Taxonomy notes
split from S. nigrita
Taxonomy notes citation
Vallo, P., & Van Cakenberghe, V. (2017). Advances in taxonomy of African house bats (Scotophilus, Vespertilionidae). Afr. Bat Conserv. News, 46, 1-6.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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