The long-tailed house bat or long-tailed serotine bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and caves.[1]
Long-tailed house bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Eptesicus |
Species: | E. hottentotus
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Binomial name | |
Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833
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References
edit- ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Jacobs, D. (2017). "Eptesicus hottentotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T7931A22117704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T7931A22117704.en.