Lesser Asiatic yellow bat
| Lesser Asiatic yellow bat | |
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| Scotophilus kuhlii from the Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. kuhlii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 | |
The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
Descriotion
Head and body length is 7 cm. Forearm is 5 cm.
Uniform beige above sometimes with a yellow tinge. Underparts very light brown to whitish. Wing membrane is dark brown. Ears pinkish brown. Fur very dense and short.
Culture
Known as හීන් කහ වවුලා (meaning same as English term) in Sinhala.
See also
References
- ↑ Bates, P., Kingston, T., Francis, C., Rosell-Ambal, G., Heaney, L., Gonzales, J.-C., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. (2008). Scotophilus kuhlii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
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