Livingstone's yellow bat
| Livingstone's yellow bat | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. livingstonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus livingstonii Brooks & Bickham, 2014
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Livingstone's yellow batorLivingstone's house bat(Scotophilus livingstonii) is a species of bat found in Africa.
Taxonomy and etymology
[edit]It wasdescribedas a new species in 2014. Theholotypewas collected in 1985 inKenya.It is asister taxonto theAfrican yellow bat(S. dinganii) andScotophilus trujilloi.Theeponymfor thespecies name"livingstonii"is Scottish explorerDavid Livingstone.[2]
Description
[edit]It is a small species of bat, with a head and body length of 85.4 mm (3.36 in) and a tail length of 48.4 mm (1.91 in). The forearm is approximately 51.7–55.6 mm (2.04–2.19 in) long. Its fur is reddish-mahogany in color.[2]
Range and status
[edit]It has been documented inGhanaandKenya.As Ghana and Kenya are on opposite sides of the continent, it is likely that its range includes some of the countries between.[1]
As of 2017 it is evaluated as aleast-concern speciesby theIUCN.It is threatened by intentional destruction of its roosts by humans.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcMonadjem, A. (2017)."Scotophilus livingstonii".The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2017:e.T84466826A84466829.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T84466826A84466829.en.
- ^abBrooks, D. M.; Bickham, J. W. (2014)."New species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa"(PDF).Museum of Texas Tech University(326). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2018-05-28.