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Scotophilus dinganii
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Vespertilionidae > Genus: Scotophilus > Species: Scotophilus dinganii
Common Name: African Yellow Bat [English]
Type Description
Smith, A. 1833-1834. An epitome of African Zoology; or, a concise description of the objects of the animal Kingdom inhabiting Africa, its islands and seas. South African Quarterly Journal, 2:16-32, 49-64, 81-96, 113-128, 145-160, 169-192, 209-224, 233-248.
Type Locality
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Port Natal (= Durban).
Measurements
Total length: 124-141 mm
Head and body: 79-82 mm
Tail length: 47-58 mm
Hindfoot length: 11-12 mm
Ear length: 17-18 mm
Forearm Length: 42-80 mm
Weight: 20-32.5 g
Head and body: 79-82 mm
Tail length: 47-58 mm
Hindfoot length: 11-12 mm
Ear length: 17-18 mm
Forearm Length: 42-80 mm
Weight: 20-32.5 g
Description
Look for a bright yellow underside to help identify this common genus of bat.
Distribution
Distributed throughout all of Africa south of the Sahara, Scotophilus dinganii is found in various ecotypes including forests, woodland savannas and scrub-desserts. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:267, 291.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 133-134.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:414-418, 448-450.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 133-134.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:414-418, 448-450.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
5. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.