Scotophilus livingstonii
Brooks & Bickham, 2014
Livingstone's 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
Brooks, D.M. and Bickham, J.W. 2014. New species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 326:1-21.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57806519Original name as described
Scotophilus livingstonii
Other common names
Livingstone's House Bat
Type material
CM 98051
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Kenya: Western Province, Kakamega District, Ikuywa River Bridge, 6.5 km S, 19 km E Kakamega (0°13'N, 34°55'E)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Ghana · Kenya
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Brooks, D. M., & Bickham, J. W. (2014). New species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from sub-Saharan Africa. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, 326, 1-21.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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