Scotophilus

• African Yellow Bat Scotophilus dinganii

  

  The African Yellow Bat has a yellowish underside and eats insects. It roosts in hollow trees and buildings, alone or in small groups.

• Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii

  

  Its back is brown and its underside is paler. It has been reported roosting in groups in buildings and trees in towns and villages, and flying early in the evening.

• Andrew Rebori's House Bat Scotophilus andrewreborii

  This yellow house bat occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Its original description records reddish to mahogany dorsal fur and orange-toned underparts, darker on the chin and sides of the abdomen. A rural Kenya study also reported a shared building roost with another bat species.

• Sody's Yellow Bat Scotophilus collinus

  Sody's Yellow Bat was recorded under this name in a 2016 North Lombok survey. A 2021 taxonomic study reconsidered Asian yellow house bats and questioned the former distinction of S. collinus.

• Ejeta's House Bat Scotophilus ejetai

  Scotophilus ejetai is a house bat described from Ethiopia. Its original paper describes a dark reddish-brown back and orange underside. Ethiopia's national biodiversity assessment lists the species in the country's western region and classifies its habitat as forest.

• Common Yellow Bat Scotophilus heathii

  A bat recorded in forests, woodlands, plantations, and other cultivated land from lowlands to higher hills. The Kerala account describes it flying low while feeding on insects.

• White-bellied House Bat Scotophilus leucogaster

  The White-bellied House Bat is widely recorded north of 5°N, while records in southern Africa are sparse. Some southern specimens may need to be checked against a close relative.

• Livingstone's House Bat Scotophilus livingstonii

  This African yellow house bat was described with reddish-brown dorsal fur and buff underparts, with deeper orange on the throat and lower flanks. A Ghana survey recorded one female over the Agumatsa River.

• Marovaza House Bat Scotophilus marovaza

  The Marovaza house bat is a small species recorded at three sites in western Madagascar. The type specimen was found day-roosting beneath dry palm leaves.

• Brown House Bat Scotophilus nigrita

  This is a large house bat. A study verified specimen records from Senegal, Benin, and South Africa, while noting that its biology remains poorly documented.

• Western Greenish House Bat Scotophilus nigritellus

  This house bat is recorded across western and central Africa. HMW lists a range from Senegal and Gambia east to northern Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

• Lesser Nut-colored House Bat Scotophilus nucella

  This is a small, brownish house bat. A 2016 paper lists only a few records from Upper Guinean rainforest and questions records from western Uganda and Tanzania.

• Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii

  Its back is brown and its underside is paler. It has been reported roosting in groups in buildings and trees in towns and villages, and flying early in the evening.

• African Yellow Bat Scotophilus dinganii

  The African Yellow Bat has a yellowish underside and eats insects. It roosts in hollow trees and buildings, alone or in small groups.