Scotophilus altilis, G. M. Allen, 1914

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East African Yellow Bat

Scotophilus altilis

French: Scotophile du Soudan / German: Ostafrika-Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de Sudan

Taxonomy. Scotophilus altilis G. M. Allen, 1914 ,

“Aradeiba, above [= north of] Roseires, Blue Nile [province], Sudan.”

Scotophilus altilis was traditionally considered a junior synonym of S. leucogaster , until additional samples and molecular and morphological analyses confirmed it as a distinct species. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from scattered localities in SE Sudan, W Ethiopia, SC South Sudan, NE DR Congo, and SW Kenya.

Descriptive notes. Forearm c¢. 46 mm. Dorsal pelageis sepia-brown to pale brown; venter is light brown. Wings and uropatagium are uniformly dark brown. Ears are comparatively short and widely separated, with inner margin strongly convex and outer margin almost straight. Tragus tapers to bluntly rounded tip, with concave anterior margin. Eyes are small. Skull is medium to large (greatest skull lengths 16-5-20- 3 mm) for Scotophilus , and sagittal crest is present.

Habitat. No information.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Vallo et al. (2019).

Figures

269. Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat (Scotophilus kuhlii), 270. Sody’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus collinus), 271. Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat (Scotophilus heathii), 272. Sulawesi Yellow Bat (Scotophilus celebensis), 273. Nut-colored Yellow Bat (Scotophilus nux), 274. Malagasy Yellow Bat (Scotophilus tandrefana), 275. Marovaza Yellow Bat (Scotophilus marovaza), 276. White-bellied Yellow Bat (Scotophilus leucogaster), 277. East African Yellow Bat (Scotophilus altilis), 278. Robust Yellow Bat (Scotophilus robustus), 279. Lesser Yellow Bat (Scotophilus borbonicus), 280. Eastern Greenish Yellow Bat (Scotophilus viridis), 281. Ejeta’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus ejetai), 282. Schreber’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus nigrita), 283. Robbins’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus nucella), 284. Andrew Rebori’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus andrewreborii), 285. Western Greenish Yellow Bat (Scotophilus nigritellus), 286. Livingstone’s Yellow Bat (Scotophilus livingstonii), 287. Trujillo's Yellow Bat (Scotophilus trujilloi), 288. African Yellow Bat (Scotophilus dinganii), 289. Eritrean Yellow Bat (Scotophilus colias), 290. North American Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis), 291. Cuban Evening Bat (Nycticeius cubanus), 292. Temminck’s Mysterious Bat (Nycticetus aenobarbus)

Distribution. Known only from scattered localities in SE Sudan , W Ethiopia , SC South Sudan , NE DR Congo , and SW Kenya .