Long-tailed house bat

Long-tailed house bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. hottentotus
Binomial name
Eptesicus hottentotus
A. Smith, 1833

The long-tailed house bat or long-tailed serotine bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and caves.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Jacobs, D. (2017). "Eptesicus hottentotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T7931A22117704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T7931A22117704.en.


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