Long-tailed house bat
| Long-tailed house bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Eptesicus |
| Species: | E. hottentotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eptesicus hottentotus A. Smith, 1833 | |
The long-tailed house bat or long-tailed serotine bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and caves.[1]
References
- ↑ Jacobs, D. & Cotterill, F.W. 2004. Eptesicus hottentotus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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