Scotophilus viridis Peters 1852

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 467

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Scotophilus viridis Peters 1852 , Reise nach Mossambique, Saugethiere: 67.

Type Locality: Mozambique, Mozambique Isl, 15°S.

Vernacular Names: Green House Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Scotophilus viridis subsp. viridis Peters 1852

Subspecies Scotophilus viridis subsp. nigritellus de Winton 1899

Distribution: Senegal to Ethiopia south to Namibia and South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included in leucogaster by Hayman and Hill (1971), but see Koopman (1975, 1986) and Schlitter et al. (1980). Distinct from dinganii ; see Schlitter et al. (1980). Includes nigritellus but does not include damarensis, see Robbins et al. (1985). Also see comments under borbonicus .