Scotophilus | |
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An unidentified Scotophilus, possibly Scotophilus dinganii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Subfamily: | Vespertilioninae |
Tribe: | Scotophilini Hill and Harrison, 1987 |
Genus: | Scotophilus Leach, 1821 |
Type species | |
Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821
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Species | |
See text |
Scotophilus is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the tribe Scotophilini.[1]