White-bellied yellow bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-bellied yellow bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scotophilus leucogaster
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the white-bellied yellow bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-bellied yellow bat in 4 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 white-bellied yellow bat endangered?

The white-bellied 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 white-bellied yellow bat?

The white-bellied yellow bat (Scotophilus leucogaster) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Scotophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-bellied yellow bat

The white-bellied yellow bat (Scotophilus leucogaster) or white-bellied house bat, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Scotophilus, the house bats. It can be found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. It is found in dry and moist savanna and open woodland. It is a common species with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-bellied yellow bat (revision 1315210662), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829981 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).