Desert Yellow Bat

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Desert Yellow Bat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Scotoecus Species: S. pallidus
Binomial name
Scotoecus pallidus Dobson, 1876

The Desert Yellow Bat (Scotoecus pallidus) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Participants of CBSG CAMP Workshop: Status of South Asian Chiroptera 2004. Scotoecus pallidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.