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Sulawesi Yellow Bat

Scotophilus celebensis

French: Scotophile des Célébes / German: Sulawesi-Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de Célebes

Other common names: Sulawesi Yellow House Bat

Taxonomy. Pachyotis temmincki celebensis Sody, 1928,

Toli Toli, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Scotophilus celebensis might be a subspecies of S. heathii because it appears to be recognized as primarily based on its disjunct distribution. Monotypic.

Distribution. Sulawesi.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 75-80 mm, tail 60 mm (one specimen), forearm 62-64 mm. The Sulawesi Yellow Bat is very similar to the Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat (S. heathii), but no morphological comparison has been made to differentiate them.

Habitat. No information.

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 Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Nothing is known about ecology of and threats to the Sulawesi Yellow Bat, and its taxonomic status is uncertain.

Bibliography. Hutson, Kingston, Francis & Suyanto (2008), Sinha (1980), Tate (1946).