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