African yellow bat

African yellow bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotophilus
Species:
S. dinganii
Binomial name
Scotophilus dinganii
A. Smith, 1833

The African yellow bat (Scotophilus dinganii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. Other common names include African yellow house bat, yellow-bellied house bat, and Dingan's Bat.[1] It is one of fifteen species in the genus Scotophilus.

  1. ^ a b Monadjem, A.; Griffin, M. (2017). "Scotophilus dinganii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20066A22030888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20066A22030888.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.