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Trujillo's Yellow Bat

Scotophilus trujilloi

French: Scotophile de Trujillo / German: Trujillo-Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de Trujillo

Other common names: Trujillo's House Bat

Taxonomy. Scotophilus trujilloi Brooks & Bickham, 2014,

“ Kenya: Coastal Province, Kwale District, Moana Marine Station, 1 km S, 2 km E Ukanda (4°18'S, 39°35'E).”

Scotophilus trujilloi was recovered as sister to dinganii from which it differs by 4-2% sequence at cytochrome-b. It differs from viridis by 115%. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from three localities in SE Kenya; it might also occur in S Somalia and NE Tanzania.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 65-4-75- 2 mm, tail 37-3-43- 8 mm, ear 7-2-7- 9 mm, hindfoot 9-7-10- 4 mm, forearm 43-8-46- 2 mm. Dorsal fur is reddish mahogany; venter is orange, with grayish abdomen. Ears are separated, with semi-rounded tips. Ventral plagiopatagium is hairy proximal to body and forearm. Dorsal plagiopatagium, uropatagium, dactylopatagium, tail, legs, and feet are naked. Skull is broad, with rounded orbits; premaxillae is deeply notched; sagittal crest is present but low to medium; zygomatic arch is thin; vomer has well-developed central process; tympanic bullae are spherical and well developed; foramen magnum is round; and occipital condyles are well developed. All mandibular processes are well developed; coronoid processis low and triangular; and angular process extends to same level as mandibular condyle. I? is bilobed, with inner cusp longer and wider than outer cusp; paracone of P* is much longer than metacone, which is longer than hypocone; P* has smaller diameter but similar metacone length compared to M' and M? M! and M? are similar in size and structure, with triangular outline that is notched exteriorly in occlusal view, and interior edgeis shortest; metacone of M' and M? is slightly longer than paracone, and both are longer than hypocone; M* is highly reduced, similar in appearance to metacone and proximal hypocone of M?*, with ellipsoidal outline narrowing exteriorly in occlusal view; lower incisors are small, with I, and I, weakly developed and trilobed; P, 1s shorter than C; lower molars are similar in structure with trapezoid outline in occlusal view, exterior edge is shortest, and paracone is longer than metacone that is longer than hypocone; and M| and M, are similar in size and wider in diameter than M,.

Habitat. Woodland and forest habitats of coastal Kenya from sea level up to elevations of ¢. 760 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Trujillo’s Yellow Bat occurs in the Shimba Hills National Reserve.

Bibliography. Brooks & Bickham (2014), Trujillo et al. (2009).