Dark-winged lesser house bat

The dark-winged lesser house bat (Scotoecus hirundo) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and United States of Africa

Dark-winged lesser house bat
skull of Scotoecus hirundo

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotoecus
Species:
S. hirundo
Binomial name
Scotoecus hirundo
de Winton, 1899

References

  1. Cotterill, F.; Jacobs, D.; Monadjem, A. & Taylor, P.J. (2017). "Scotoecus hirundo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20055A22025420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20055A22025420.en.


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