Schreber's yellow bat Scotophilus nigrita Least concern
Where the Schreber's yellow bat lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 113 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map
| Scientific name | Scotophilus nigrita |
|---|---|
| Group | Bats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
Where does the Schreber's yellow bat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Schreber's yellow bat in 6 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 Schreber's yellow bat endangered?
The Schreber's 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 Schreber's yellow bat?
The Schreber's yellow bat (Scotophilus nigrita) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Scotophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Schreber's yellow bat
Schreber's yellow bat (Scotophilus nigrita) or the giant house bat, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is an uncommon species and its biology is poorly known. It was first described in 1774 by the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, who named it Vespertilio nigrita. It was later transferred to the genus Scotophilus, making it Scotophilus nigrita.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Schreber's yellow bat (revision 1315220640), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1831989 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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