| Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. heathii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus heathii (Horsfield, 1831) |
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The Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat (Scotophilus heathii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Females have delayed ovulation, with the ability to store sperm. This makes them particularly of interest to biologists. Studies have shown that seasonal changes in hormones allow them to deposit fat before the onset of winter.[1]