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Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat (with Pup)

Scotophilus kuhlii

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Field Notes

Description:

The Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat (Scotophilus kuhlii) is smaller and leaner than the African Yellow House Bat. The total body length is about 120 mm and the average body weight is around 16 grams (Siyabona Africa Travel). The forearm length can extend up to 52 mm. A unique physical characteristic of the Lesser Yellow House Bat is the tail, which is long and covered with the interfemoral membrane between the hind legs. The Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat has pointy ears and a dog-like face with a dull muzzle. The Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat has soft dense yellowish-brown fur on the back. The abdomen fur is composed of either a white or off-white color (Baker) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotophilus

Habitat:

Found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. The bat with pup was spotted in an urban garden.

Species ID Suggestions

vesper bats

Vespertilionidae

Comments (69)

Fantastic spotting!
Congrats for this spotting, I love it!! :]
Thank you for your interest and id sugestion AfriBats. I'm going to update the spotting as you sugested in a few days when I get home. Im using a mobile phone at the moment and it's so hard to do research using a small gadget. Appreciate your help :)
Most likely this is Scotophilus kuhlii. I guess the ripening bananas attracted insects and thus the bat ;-)
Will check the web on vesper bats, Afribats. Data gathered from initial readings says most vesper bats are insectivores and have large ears. This particular sighting was attracted by ripening bananas in the garage that was why I was able to photograph it at close range. Thank you for the ID suggestion.
Wow - beautiful series of photos. I've never seen anything like it! Amazing that you were able to spot the bat with pup.
Thanks everyone for your appreciation, congratulatory messages, faves and kind remarks. Getting an SOTD is awesome! Feels like winning the grand slam! :-)
Congrats on SOTD! Very nice!
awesome spotting........congrats........!!!!!
Congratulations on SOTD! Great Picture!
Congratulations Leana. What a lucky find. Beautiful
Lovely photo series. I have two bat boxes I will be putting out this summer--I hope to get some families living in them this year. They are the best insect control you can have!
Hi Leana, pls consider joining also the Philippine Wildlife mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12564634. This spotting would definitely be a great addition! Regards!!
Congratulations and thank you so much again for sharing your wonderful series with us!
So happy for you Leana, this is a wonderful spotting. Congratulations.
Congratulations on a well deserved spotting of the day Leana!
Extremely honored and giddy! Thanks everyone for the appreciation and kind comments!
Congratulations Leana! This spotting is very special and sweet. :-)
Amazing shots, thank you!
Congrats Leana for your SOTD! Very well deserved.
Congratulations Leana, this touching series has been chosen as spotting of the day! A female fruit bat roosts with her pup. Fruit bats have large eyes and possess excellent eyesight, enabling them to navigate visually in poor light and without using echolocation like microbats. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152832236085603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/336309127670296576

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