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Yellow House Bats
Scotophilus
Scotophilus is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the tribe Scotophilini.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Lesser Asian Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus kuhlii
Yellow-bellied House Bat
speciesScotophilus dinganii
Greater Asian Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus heathii
White-bellied House Bat
speciesScotophilus leucogaster
Greenish House Bat
speciesScotophilus viridis
Giant House Bat
speciesScotophilus nigrita
Nut-colored House Bat
speciesScotophilus nux
Robust House Bat
speciesScotophilus robustus
Sody's Yellow House Bat
speciesScotophilus collinus
Robbin's House Bat
speciesScotophilus nucella
Andrew Rebori's House Bat
speciesScotophilus andrewreborii
Marovaza House Bat
speciesScotophilus marovaza
Ejeta's House Bat
speciesScotophilus ejetai
Trujillo's House Bat
speciesScotophilus trujilloi
Western Greenish Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus nigritellus
Eritrean Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus colias
East African Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus altilis
Livingstone's House Bat
speciesScotophilus livingstonii
Malagasy Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus tandrefana
Lesser Yellow Bat
speciesScotophilus borbonicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40431.