Eastern greenish yellow bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern greenish yellow bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scotophilus viridis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the eastern greenish yellow bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern greenish yellow bat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Benin

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 eastern greenish yellow bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the eastern greenish yellow bat?

The eastern greenish yellow bat (Scotophilus viridis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Scotophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern greenish yellow bat

The eastern greenish yellow bat (Scotophilus viridis) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna.

The western greenish yellow bat (S. nigritellus) of western Africa was formerly considered conspecific.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern greenish yellow bat (revision 1329198211), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1833123 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).