Lesser Asiatic yellow bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser Asiatic yellow bat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scotophilus kuhlii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the lesser Asiatic yellow bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser Asiatic yellow bat in 5 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 lesser Asiatic yellow bat endangered?

The lesser Asiatic 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 lesser Asiatic yellow bat?

The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Scotophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser Asiatic yellow bat

The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser Asiatic yellow bat (revision 1377462974), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829865 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).