Cape serotine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cape serotine lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Neoromicia capensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Cape serotine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape serotine in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape serotine endangered?

The Cape serotine’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape serotine?

The Cape serotine (Neoromicia capensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Neoromicia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape serotine

The Cape serotine (Laephotis capensis) is a species of vesper bat occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. 'Serotine' is from Latin 'serotinus' meaning 'of the evening'.

It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Djibouti.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape serotine (revision 1357602643), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q290429 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).