Scotophilus marovaza
Goodman, F. H. Ratrimomanarivo, & Randrianandrianina, 2006
Marovaza 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
Goodman, S.M., Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. and Randrianandrianina, F.H. 2006-04. A new species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from western Madagascar. Acta Chiropterologica 8(1):21-37.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[21:ANSOSC]2.0.CO;2Original name as described
Scotophilus marovaza
Other common names
Marovaza House Bat
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:184050
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2682818Type locality
"Madagascar, Province de Mahajanga, Marovaza, 14°56'S, 47°16'E, 5 m above sea level."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Goodman, S. M., Ratrimomanarivo, F. H., & Randrianandrianina, F. H. (2006). A new species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from western Madagascar. Acta Chiropterologica, 8(1), 21-37.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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