Kingdom Animalia Order Chiroptera Genus Scotophilus Higher classification Scotophilus | Phylum Chordata Family Vespertilionidae Scientific name Scotophilus borbonicus Rank Species | |
Similar Scotophilus, Neoromicia malagasyensis, Pipistrellus raceyi | ||
The lesser yellow bat (Scotophilus borbonicus) is a vesper bat found only on Madagascar and Réunion. On Réunion, it was considered common early in the 19th century, but was last sighted late in the 19th century. Only a single specimen attributed to this species, collected in 1868, is known from Madagascar. It was listed as a critically endangered species in 1996 due to habitat loss, and may be extinct.
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