Scotophilus nux

O. Thomas, 1904

Nut-colored 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

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/16108294

Original name as described

Scotophilus nigrita nux

Other common names

Dark House Bat · Nut-colored House Bat · Nux Yellow House Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9969c604-fa88-442c-80b5-d1db6c25a269

Type locality

"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Nigeria · Cameroon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Equatorial Guinea? · Gabon?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005694

Country distribution map

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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 nigrita nux

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nux

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.4.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9969c604-fa88-442c-80b5-d1db6c25a269

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108294

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1904:208, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16321)

Scotophilus nux

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nux

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Happold & Happold (2013:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:886) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20071/22032438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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