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MammalMAP:   3285
Province:  
Country:   Zimbabwe
Locus:   1731CA
Observer:   Hart Nick
Date of record:   2012-08-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found its way into my house at night. Much larger than other insectivorous bats I have encountered - estimated body length 10cm.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   184430
Species name:   Scotophilus dinganii
Common name:   Yellow-bellied House Bat -- Yellow House Bat
Family:   Vespertilionidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-3285
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3285 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3285 - photo: 2
VM-number: 3285 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Kinghorn
Comment:  
Date:   2012-08-13 18:53:43
Species name:   Scotophilus dinganii -- Yellow-bellied House Bat; Yellow House Bat
Species code:   184430
Comment number:   2
By:   Julio Balona
Comment:   Probably S. dinganii, but possibly S. viridis.
Date:   2014-10-05 18:37:21
Species name:   Scotophilus sp. -- House Bats
Species code:   184399

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