Greater Asiatic yellow bat

Greater Asiatic yellow bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotophilus
Species:
S. heathii
Binomial name
Scotophilus heathii
Horsfield, 1831

The greater Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus heathii) is a species of vesper bat.[2] It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

Like many bats, females have delayed ovulation, with the ability to store sperm. This makes them particularly of interest to biologists.[citation needed] Studies have shown that seasonal changes in hormones allow them to deposit fat before the onset of winter.[3]

It is named after Josiah Marshall Heath, who presented the type specimen to the Zoological Society of London.[4]

  1. ^ a b Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Scotophilus heathii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20067A22031528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T20067A22031528.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Srivastava, R. K.; Krishna, A. (2008-01-17). "Seasonal adiposity, correlative changes in metabolic factors and unique reproductive activity in a vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus heathi". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 309A (2): 94–110. Bibcode:2008JEZA..309...94S. doi:10.1002/jez.440. PMID 18203145.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.