Lesser yellow bat
| Lesser yellow bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. borbonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus borbonicus (É. Geoffroy, 1803) | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andriafidison, D, Cardiff, S. G., Goodman, S. M., Hutson, A. M., Jenkins, R. K. B., Kofoky, A. F., Racey, P. A., Ranivo, J., Ratrimomanarivo, F. H. & Razafimanahaka, H. J. (2008). "Scotophilus borbonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 May 2011.