Schlieffen's serotine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Schlieffen's serotine lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nycticeinops schlieffeni
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Schlieffen's serotine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Schlieffen's serotine in 3 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 Schlieffen's serotine endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Schlieffen's serotine?

The Schlieffen's serotine (Nycticeinops schlieffeni) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Nycticeinops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Schlieffen's serotine

Schlieffen's serotine (Nycticeinops schlieffeni), also known as Schlieffen's bat or Schlieffen's twilight bat, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It has been placed in numerous genera since its first description in 1859, but morphological and genetic studies have confirmed it as the only species in the genus Nycticeinops. It is named for the collector of the original specimen, Wilhelm Graf von Schlieffen.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Schlieffen's serotine (revision 1315232787), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1830048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).