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Scotophilus nigrita
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Vespertilionidae > Genus: Scotophilus > Species: Scotophilus nigrita
Type Description
Die Saugethiere, 1:171.
Type Locality
Senegal.
Measurements
Head and body: 112-117 mm
Tail length: 68-78 mm
Forearm Length: 70-80 mm
Weight: 20-40 g
Tail length: 68-78 mm
Forearm Length: 70-80 mm
Weight: 20-40 g
Description
Look for a bright yellow underside to help identify this common genus of bat.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:189, 267, 290-295.
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.
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.