Mammals of the WorldGreater Asian Yellow Bat
Scotophilus heathii
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Scotophilus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Nepal|Bhutan|Bangladesh|China|Myanmar|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic
Other names: Common Yellow Bat|Greater Asiatic Yellow House Bat
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 8–9cm; forearm 6–7cm; wingspan 40cm
- Weight
- 48–52g
- Range
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
The greater Asiatic yellow bat has a head and body of 8 to 9cm, a forearm of 6 to 7cm and a wingspan of about 40cm, and weighs 48 to 52g. Adults are yellowish bronze-brown above with bright yellow to reddish underparts, blackish-brown wing membranes and a crescent-shaped tragus. It is named after Josiah Marshall Heath (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Females can store sperm and delay ovulation, and build fat reserves before winter. No diet or roost information was found in the sources opened, so none is stated. Nationally Least Concern (Nepal National Red List 2011).
Description: Wildlife of Nepal guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)