Ejeta's yellow bat

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Ejeta’s yellow bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotophilus
Species:
S. ejetai
Binomial name
Scotophilus ejetai
Brooks & Bickham, 2014
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Ejeta's yellow bat or Ejeta's house bat (Scotophilus ejetai) is a species of vesper bat endemic to in Ethiopia. It was described as a new species of bat in 2014.

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Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2014. The eponym for the species name "ejetai" is Ethiopian-American scientist Gebisa Ejeta. Ejeta was honored with the species name because the holotype was collected from Ethiopia, and "the results of [Ejeta's] work have dramatically enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa." [2]

Description

Its forearm length is approximately 50 mm (2.0 in). The fur on its dorsal surface is a reddish mahogany color, while the fur on its ventral surface is orange with a grayish tint towards its posterior. [2]

Conservation

It is currently assessed as least concern by the IUCN. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Monadjem, A. (2017). "Scotophilus ejetai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T84466810A84466814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T84466810A84466814.en .
  2. 1 2 3 Brooks, D. M.; Bickham, J. W. (2014). "New species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). Museum of Texas Tech University (326). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
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