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Western Greenish Yellow Bat

Scotophilus nigritellus

French: Scotophile de De Winton / German: Westliche Grlnliche Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de Winton

Other common names: Western Greenish House Bat

Taxonomy. Scotophilus nigritellus de Winton, 1899,

“Gambaga [Ghana], 1300 feet [= 396 m].”

See S. viridis . Monotypic.

Distribution. From Senegal and Gambia E to N Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body c.71-82 mm, tail 34-49 mm, ear 13-18 mm, hindfoot 8-10 mm, forearm 41-51 mm; weight 12-20- 5 g (measurements might include S. viridis). Pelage is smooth, soft, and sleek. Dorsal pelage is yellowish brown and greenish brown to darker orange-brown, with bases lighter than tips. Ventral pelage 1s pale to medium yellow, never whitish, with unicolored hairs. Ears are short, separated, and dark brown, with strongly convex inner margin and almost straight outer margin. Tragus is moderately long, with rounded tip and concave anterior margin. Eyes are small. Testes are posterior to anus. Adult females have one pair of functional nipples. Skull is medium (greatest skull lengths 15-6-18- 3 mm) for Scotophilus; sagittal crest and occipital helmet are well developed; and profile of skull is mostly a gentle slope from front to back, with very shallow concavity in forehead region. I? is unicuspid; M' and M?® have concave surfaces and indistinct ridges and appear worn; and M? is very short with two ridges.

Habitat. Riverbank with interrupted strips of gallery forest (Central African Republic), mosaic of grassland and Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) — Capparis (Capparaceae) thickets, among savanna trees, and near waterhole in grassland (Ghana).

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Monadjem, Shapiro et al. (2017), Schoeman & Waddington (2011), Vallo, Benda & Reiter (2011), Van Cakenberghe & Happold (2013p).