Lesser Asiatic yellow bat
| Lesser Asiatic yellow bat | |
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| from the Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. kuhlii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821
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The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
Description
Head and body length is 7 cm. Forearm is 5 cm.
Scotophilus kuhlii is a uniform beige color above sometimes with a yellow tinge and its underparts very light brown to whitish. Its wing membrane is dark brown and its ears are pinkish brown. The fur of this speciesvery dense and short.
See also
References
- ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Scotophilus kuhlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20068A22031278.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Scotophilus
- Bats of Asia
- Bats of Southeast Asia
- Bats of Indonesia
- Bats of Malaysia
- Mammals of Bangladesh
- Mammals of Myanmar
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Mammals of Timor
- Mammals of Hong Kong
- Mammals of India
- Mammals of the Philippines
- Mammals of Pakistan
- Mammals of Sri Lanka
- Mammals of Thailand
- Mammals of Taiwan
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Least concern biota of Asia
- Mammals described in 1821
- Vespertilionidae stubs
- Bats of India