Scotophilus nigrita

(von Schreber, 1774)

Schreber'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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 58. P. pl. 58 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060114

Original name as described

Vespertilio nigrita

Other common names

Giant House Bat · Giant Brown House Bat · Giant Yellow House Bat · Giant Brown Bat · Schreber's Brown Bat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Senegal.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Guinea · Mali? · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Burkina Faso? · Nigeria · Cameroon · Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenya · Uganda? · Tanzania · Malawi · Zimbabwe · Zambia · Mozambique · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

include alvenslebeni tentatively, which has been recognized as a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Vallo, P., Benda, P., ČervenÝ, J., & Koubek, P. (2015). Phylogenetic position of the giant house bat Scotophilus nigrita (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Mammalia, 79(2), 225-231.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005691

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Scotophilus gigas

Dobson, 1875

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gigas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.10.24.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/034b2606-0dcb-4d23-af24-5164ba5024df

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128004

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Scotophilus alvenslebeni

Dalquest, 1965

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

alvenslebeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:105222

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=944657a4-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

258

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Vespertilio nigrita

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060114

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Desmarest (1821:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Lesson (1827:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Nycticejus nigrita

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1840:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)

Pipistrellus nigrita

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Scotophilus nigrita

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108293

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16321)
  2. Roberts (1913:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  6. Happold & Happold (2013:678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20070/22031866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scotophilus nigrita alvenslebeni

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

alvenslebeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Scotophilus nigrita nigrita

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigrita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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