Harlequin bat

The harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Scotomanes.

Harlequin bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotomanes
Dobson, 1875
Species:
S. ornatus
Binomial name
Scotomanes ornatus
(Blyth, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Nycticejus emarginatus
  • Nycticejus nivicolus
  • Nycticejus ornatus
  • Scotomanes emarginatus

This bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam.[1]

This is a common and widespread species. It lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.[1]

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-11-15.


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