Harlequin bat

The harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is the only member of the genus Scotomanes.

Harlequin bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Eptesicini
Genus: Scotomanes
Dobson, 1875
Species:
S. ornatus
Binomial name
Scotomanes ornatus
(Blyth, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Nycticejus emarginatus
  • Nycticejus nivicolus
  • Nycticejus ornatus
  • Scotomanes emarginatus

The harlequin bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam.[1] It is a common and widespread species that lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.[1]

References
  1. Csorba, G.; Bates, P.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2008). "Scotomanes ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20058A9139959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20058A9139959.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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