The nut-colored yellow bat (Scotophilus nux) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Nut-colored yellow bat | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Scotophilus |
Species: | S. nux
|
Binomial name | |
Scotophilus nux Thomas, 1904
|
References
edit- ^ Monadjem, A.; Fahr, J. (2017). "Scotophilus nux". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20071A22032438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20071A22032438.en.