Laephotis

• Cape Serotine Laephotis capensis

  

  The Cape serotine sometimes roosts in the roofs of houses and buildings. Records span arid semi-desert, montane grassland, forest and savanna; it forages at medium height along cluttered edges.

• Angolan Long-eared Bat Laephotis angolensis

  The Angolan long-eared bat has long ears and a large triangular tragus. One adult is recorded from riparian forest at Mozambique’s Chimanimani National Park.

• Botswanan Long-eared Bat Laephotis botswanae

  The Botswanan long-eared bat is a small bat distributed across central and southern Africa. Its back is brown, while the underside is paler.

• East African Serotine Laephotis kirinyaga

  This East African bat was described from Marsabit National Park in Kenya. The paper discusses records from montane forest and dry savanna woodland; Ethiopian and Guinean specimens without genetic data were only tentatively assigned.

• Isalo Serotine Laephotis malagasyensis

  This small bat is known from central southwestern Madagascar. All five specimens discussed in the 2006 paper were found outside forest; the first was caught in dry open savanna beside a stream bordered by palms.

• Malagasy Serotine Laephotis matroka

  The Malagasy serotine is endemic to Madagascar. A 2006 paper treated it in Neoromicia, while the current Mammal Diversity Database places it in Laephotis. Records span forests and agricultural landscapes in the east.

• Namib Long-eared Bat Laephotis namibensis

  The Namib Long-eared Bat is recorded in arid parts of Namibia. Its distinction from the close relative Laephotis wintoni is uncertain in some records, and appearance alone may not identify it reliably.

• Roberts's Serotine Laephotis robertsi

  Roberts's Serotine was described from Madagascar. The 2012 original paper used the genus name Neoromicia robertsi, while the current Mammal Diversity Database accepts Laephotis robertsi.

• Stanley's Serotine Laephotis stanleyi

  This bat is recorded in southern Africa. The 2017 description used Neoromicia stanleyi; current MDD taxonomy uses Laephotis stanleyi.

• De Winton's Long-eared Bat Laephotis wintoni

  This small insect-eating bat has long ears; its wing shape suggests slow, maneuverable flight. Four bats in one study averaged about 9.6 g.

• Cape Serotine Laephotis capensis

  The Cape serotine sometimes roosts in the roofs of houses and buildings. Records span arid semi-desert, montane grassland, forest and savanna; it forages at medium height along cluttered edges.