Botta's serotine

Botta's serotine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species: E. bottae
Binomial name
Eptesicus bottae
Peters, 1869

Botta's serotine (Eptesicus bottae) is a species of vesper bat, one for 25 in the genus Eptesicus. It can be found in Afghanistan, possibly Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. It is found in rocky areas and temperate desert.

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