Harlequin bat

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

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

The harlequin bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam. It is a common and widespread species that lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.

References

  1. 1 2 Santiago, K.; Wortham, G.; Fisher, J.; Waldien, D.L. (2021). "Scotomanes ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T20058A22025092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T20058A22025092.en. Retrieved 16 December 2023.