Nut-colored yellow bat

The nut-colored yellow bat (Scotophilus nux) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Nut-colored yellow bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotophilus
Species:
S. nux
Binomial name
Scotophilus nux
Thomas, 1904

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J. (2017). "Scotophilus nux". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20071A22032438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20071A22032438.en.


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