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Smith, 1833 , “ South Africa ,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo].” See SS. wigritn. Several divergent cy tochrome-b lineages of S. dinganii suggest that cryptic species might be present, and the name colias was tentatively suggested for East African populations because they clearly differ from typical dinganii in southern Africa. Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster ; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias ; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis ; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.; [MDD2022] previously included colias; [IUCN] The entire genus needs revision (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Historically referred to as Scotophilus nigrita until Robbins (1978) clarified the appropriate name for the smaller specimens is S . dinganii . However, the specific status of S . dinganii has not been in dispute since multivariate analysis of Scotophilus species by Robbins et al. (1985). There are three subspecies listed for the southern African region by Meester et al. (1986) but the validity of these are uncertain (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Molecular and echolocation evidence suggests S . dinganii is a species complex (Jacobs et al. 2006; Trujillo et al. 2009), with at least two cryptic species in East and West Africa, but finer scale geographical sampling is needed to test for cryptic species in southern Africa (Trujillo et al. 2009; Monadjem et al. 2010b).; [batnames2023] Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster ; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias ; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis ; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.; [MDD2023] previously included colias; [MDD2025_2.0] previously included colias; [batnames2025_1.7] Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.; [MDD2025_2.2] previously included colias				planirostris, colias, herero, pondoensis, nigrita		colias, herero, planirostris, pondoensis (see C. B. Robbins et al., 1985).		dinganii, colias, herero, pondoensis	planirostris			dinganii, colias, herero, pondoensis	dinganii - mhlanganii, planirostris	epichrysus, dinganii, planirostris, herero, pondoensis	The entire genus needs revision (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Historically referred to as Scotophilus nigrita until Robbins (1978) clarified the appropriate name for the smaller specimens is S . dinganii . However, the specific status of S . dinganii has not been in dispute since multivariate analysis of Scotophilus species by Robbins et al. (1985). There are three subspecies listed for the southern African region by Meester et al. (1986) but the validity of these are uncertain (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Molecular and echolocation evidence suggests S . dinganii is a species complex (Jacobs et al. 2006; Trujillo et al. 2009), with at least two cryptic species in East and West Africa, but finer scale geographical sampling is needed to test for cryptic species in southern Africa (Trujillo et al. 2009; Monadjem et al. 2010b).	dinganii, herero, pondoensis	dinganii - mhlanganii, planirostris	epichrysus, dinganii, planirostris, herero, pondoensis	epichrysus, dinganii, dinganii, planirostris, dingani, herero, herrero, pondoensis	dinganii, herero, pondoensis	dinganii - mhlanganii, planirostris	epichrysus (Smuts, 1832)|dinganii (A. Smith, 1833)|dinganii (Sundevall, 1847) [preoccupied]|planirostris (W. C. H. Peters, 1851)|dingana (A. Murray, 1866) [incorrect subsequent spelling]|epichrysis (A. Murray, 1866) [incorrect subsequent spelling]|dingani O. Thomas, 1904 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|herero O. Thomas, 1906|herrero A. Roberts, 1913 [incorrect subsequent spelling]|pondoensis A. Roberts, 1946		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	African yellow house bat	Senegal – Ethiopia-S Africa, Madagascar; ref. 4.103	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Scotophilus dinganii	South Africa, Port Natal (= Durban).	A. Smith	1833	S. Afr. Quart. J., 2:59.			Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	African yellow house bat	Senegal – Somalia – S Africa	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	A. Smith	1833	S. Afr. Quart. ]., 2:59.	Placed in leucogaster by Koopman (1975:414-416, as nigrita; 1986) and Koopman et al. (1978:4-5); but see also Schlitter et al. (1980).	Senegal and Sierra Leone east to Somalia and S Yemen and south to South Africa and Namibia.	South Africa, Port Natal (= Durban).																								_S. d. dinganii_ (Smith, 1833) (synonyms: _dinganii_ (Sundevall, 1847), _planirostris_ (Peters, 1851)); _S. d. herero_ Thomas, 1906; _S. d. pondoensis_ Roberts, 1946			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Nycticeiini	Scotophilus dinganii	Scotophilus		dinganii	A. Smith	y	1833		S. Afr. Quart. J.	2		59		Yellow-bellied House Bat	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Port Natal (= Durban).	Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone east to Somalia, Djibouti, and S Yemen, and south to South Africa and Namibia.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	planirostris Peters, 1852; colias Thomas, 1904; herero Thomas, 1906; pondoensis Roberts, 1946.	Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Includes colias; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.	4C3D87E8FF796AC6FF8095EB1C39B16C	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	891	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF7F6AC0FF93943616EFBE87.xml	Scotophilus dinganii	Vespertilionidae	Scotophilus	dinganii		1833	Scotophile de Dingane @fr | Gelbbauch-Hausfledermaus @de | Scotofilo de Dingane @es | African Yellow House Bat @en | Dingan’s Bat @en | Yellow-bellied House Bat @en	Vespertilio dinganii A. Smith, 1833 , “ South Africa ,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo].” See SS. wigritn. Several divergent cy tochrome-b lineages of S. dinganii suggest that cryptic species might be present, and the name colias was tentatively suggested for East African populations because they clearly differ from typical dinganii in southern Africa. Monotypic.	Widely distributed in subSaharan Africa, from Senegal and Gambia E to Eritrea , Djibouti , and Ethiopia , and S through much of E & S Africa as far S as E South Africa , Lesotho , and Swaziland .	Head—body ¢. 74-90 mm , tail 46-65 mm , ear 11-22 mm , hindfoot 10-14 mm , forearm 47-60 mm ; weight 15-36 g . Femalesare slightly larger than males in body measurements. Pelage is smooth,soft, and sleek. Dorsal pelage is sepia-brown, greenish brown, grayish brown, or reddish brown; dorsal hairs are paler at bases. Middorsal hairs are 6-7 mm . Ventral pelage is pale yellow, bright yellow, or orange yellow, not tinged with brown. Wings and uropatagium are dark brown and semi-translucent. Ears are comparatively short, widely separated, 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. Young of both sexes have two pairs of rudimentary nipples, but only one pair of functional nipplesis present in adult females. Skull is medium to large (greatest skull lengths 18-3-23- 5 mm ) for Scotophilus ; profile of skull is mostly a gentle slope from front to back, with very shallow concavity in forehead region; and sagittal crest and occipital helmet are well developed. I? is unicuspid; M' and M* have concave surfaces and indistinct ridges and appear worn; and M” is very short and has two ridges. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 36 and FNa = 52, with small acrocentric X-chromosome and small metacentric Y-chromosome in South Africa , or 2n = 36 and FNa = 50, with medium submetacentric X-chromosome and small telocentric Y-chromosome in Somalia .	Most habitats south of the Sahara, including woodland savannas and various bushland and thicket savannas; rainforests (but not Congolese rainforest); rainforestsavanna mosaics; and riverine, coastal, and montane forests.	The African Yellow Bat forages by moderate fast hawking in moderately uncluttered spaces above canopies, in clearings, and over fields. It has been observed foraging near lights and drinking in streams, pools, and dams. It forages close to trees and as low as c. 2 m aboveground. Foraging is characterized by long, straight, or gently banked flights and abrupt acrobatic swerves and spectacular dives in pursuit of prey. African Yellow Bats seem to feed on beetles and other flying insects taken opportunistically. In Kenya , three stomachs contained Coleoptera , Hemiptera , Orthoptera , and Lepidoptera .	The African Yellow Bat commonly has twins, sometimes one and occasionally triplets. Based on serially sectioned reproductive tracts of females from Kruger National Park, it is seasonally monoestrous. Insemination, ovulation, and fertilization take place in April-May. Early embryonic development of normally two embryos (one in each uterine horn) was retarded, and implantation was delayed until mid-winter July) when blastocysts implanted. During the first week post-partum, a captive female licked her two young, sheltered them with one wing, and sometimes squeaked. Young stayed attached to nipples until the third night, after which they occasionally roosted beside their mother or climbed over her.	Aspect ratio and wing loading are medium; flight is fast and agile, with poor maneuverability. The African Yellow Bat can take off from the ground. It turns by banking and stalling-and-twisting. Scuttling, headfirst, up and down, over horizontal, sloping, and vertical surfaces has been reported. Day roosts include small holes in trees and wooden lampposts, crevices in hollow trees, narrow crevices and crannies in buildings, under eaves and roofs of corrugated iron, and in thatch. It prefers to rest on sloping or horizontal surfaces but also clings to vertical surfaces. Foraging activity begins soon after sunset, and individuals have full stomachs before dark. The African Yellow Bat tolerates high temperatures under iron roofs. In Malawi at 20-21°C, it does not become torpid during the day. Seasonal fluctuation in abundance was observed in Sudan and East Africa. In Malawi , it was more abundant in the wet season (November—February) than the rest of the year (data not available in July-August). In Zimbabwe , the African Yellow Bat is absent above elevations of 1200 m during colder months. It does not hibernate in South Africa . Average peak echolocation frequency was 33-4 kHz in St. Lucia , KwaZulu-Natal , eastern South Africa . Average peak frequency of 33-9 kHz and average duration of 4-1 milliseconds was recorded in Durban, eastern South Africa . Averages of seven calls in Soutpansberg, north-eastern South Africa , had maximum frequency of 51-6 kHz (42-1-65-2 kHz), minimum frequency of 33-1 kHz (31-6-34-1 kHz), frequency of the knee of 36-4 kHz (34-4-37-4 kHz), characteristic frequency of 33-8 kHz (31-9-35-3 kHz), and duration of 3-4 milliseconds (2-7—4-6 milliseconds). At Maroua, northern Cameroon , 19 calls were FM/QCF and had maximum frequency of 58-5 kHz (49-4-84-8 kHz), minimum frequency of 52-6 kHz (46-7-69-5 kHz), mean frequency of 55-6 kHz (48-1-77 kHz), frequency of the knee of 58-5 kHz (49-4-84 kHz), characteristic frequency of 52-7 kHz (46-8—-69-5 kHz), and duration of 0-88 milliseconds (0-73—1 milliseconds). In Swaziland , minimum frequency was 33-2 kHz (30-3-34-7 kHz), frequency of the knee was 36-4 kHz (32-1-38-6 kHz), characteristic frequency was 33-7 kHz (30-3-35-6 kHz), and duration was 3-8 milliseconds (2:6-6-1 milliseconds). Calls were detectable up to 20 m . Diurnal avian predators include bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus) and African harrier-hawks (Polyboroides typus).	African Yellow Bats are mostly gregarious, roosting in groups of up to 20 individuals. In KwaZulu-Natal, some roosts were occupied for at least eight years. In Zimbabwe , aggregations of hundreds of individuals foraged where termites swarmed. Of 93 African Yellow Bats mist-netted in Malawi , 66 were caught alone, six were in pairs, 14 were with another individual of the same sex, and six were in groups of two males and one female. Endoparasites include the bacteria Rickettsia and the kinetoplastid Leishmania. Ectoparasites include bedbugs Cacodmus sparsilis, Aphrania ct. barys, and Stricticimex transversus ( Hemiptera , Cimicidae ), the flea Charopteropsylla brockmani ( Siphonaptera , Ischnopsyllidae ), bat flies Basilia glabra and B. bouvieri ( Diptera , Nycteribiidae ), and the mite Spinturnix walkerae (Acari, Spinturnicidae ).	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust.	Eisenring et al. (2016) | Fenton (1975) | Fenton & Bell (1981) | Happold, M. (2013bi) | Jacobs et al. (2007) | Kingdon (1974) | Koopman (1994) | Linden et al. (2014) | Manga Mongombe (2012) | van der Merwe & Rautenbach (1990) | van der Merwe et al. (2006) | Monadjem, Shapiro et al. (2017) | O'Shea & Vaughan (1980) | Robbins (1978) | Robbins et al. (1985) | Schoeman & Waddington (2011) | Simmons (2005) | Smithers & Wilson (1979) | Taylor, Sowler et al. (2013) | Trujillo et al. (2009) | Vallo, Benda & Reiter (2011)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398422/files/figure.png	288. African Yellow Bat Scotophilus dinganii French: Scotophile de Dingane / German: Gelbbauch-Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de Dingane Other common names: African Yellow House Bat , Dingan’s Bat , Yellow-bellied House Bat Taxonomy. Vespertilio dinganii A. Smith, 1833 , “ South Africa ,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo].” See SS. wigritn. Several divergent cy tochrome-b lineages of S. dinganii suggest that cryptic species might be present, and the name colias was tentatively suggested for East African populations because they clearly differ from typical dinganii in southern Africa. Monotypic. Distribution. Widely distributed in subSaharan Africa, from Senegal and Gambia E to Eritrea , Djibouti , and Ethiopia , and S through much of E & S Africa as far S as E South Africa , Lesotho , and Swaziland . Descriptive notes. Head—body ¢. 74-90 mm , tail 46-65 mm , ear 11-22 mm , hindfoot 10-14 mm , forearm 47-60 mm ; weight 15-36 g . Femalesare slightly larger than males in body measurements. Pelage is smooth,soft, and sleek. Dorsal pelage is sepia-brown, greenish brown, grayish brown, or reddish brown; dorsal hairs are paler at bases. Middorsal hairs are 6-7 mm . Ventral pelage is pale yellow, bright yellow, or orange yellow, not tinged with brown. Wings and uropatagium are dark brown and semi-translucent. Ears are comparatively short, widely separated, 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. Young of both sexes have two pairs of rudimentary nipples, but only one pair of functional nipplesis present in adult females. Skull is medium to large (greatest skull lengths 18-3-23- 5 mm ) for Scotophilus ; profile of skull is mostly a gentle slope from front to back, with very shallow concavity in forehead region; and sagittal crest and occipital helmet are well developed. I? is unicuspid; M' and M* have concave surfaces and indistinct ridges and appear worn; and M” is very short and has two ridges. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 36 and FNa = 52, with small acrocentric X-chromosome and small metacentric Y-chromosome in South Africa , or 2n = 36 and FNa = 50, with medium submetacentric X-chromosome and small telocentric Y-chromosome in Somalia . Habitat. Most habitats south of the Sahara, including woodland savannas and various bushland and thicket savannas; rainforests (but not Congolese rainforest); rainforestsavanna mosaics; and riverine, coastal, and montane forests. Food and Feeding. The African Yellow Bat forages by moderate fast hawking in moderately uncluttered spaces above canopies, in clearings, and over fields. It has been observed foraging near lights and drinking in streams, pools, and dams. It forages close to trees and as low as c. 2 m aboveground. Foraging is characterized by long, straight, or gently banked flights and abrupt acrobatic swerves and spectacular dives in pursuit of prey. African Yellow Bats seem to feed on beetles and other flying insects taken opportunistically. In Kenya , three stomachs contained Coleoptera , Hemiptera , Orthoptera , and Lepidoptera . Breeding. The African Yellow Bat commonly has twins, sometimes one and occasionally triplets. Based on serially sectioned reproductive tracts of females from Kruger National Park, it is seasonally monoestrous. Insemination, ovulation, and fertilization take place in April-May. Early embryonic development of normally two embryos (one in each uterine horn) was retarded, and implantation was delayed until mid-winter July) when blastocysts implanted. During the first week post-partum, a captive female licked her two young, sheltered them with one wing, and sometimes squeaked. Young stayed attached to nipples until the third night, after which they occasionally roosted beside their mother or climbed over her. Activity patterns. Aspect ratio and wing loading are medium; flight is fast and agile, with poor maneuverability. The African Yellow Bat can take off from the ground. It turns by banking and stalling-and-twisting. Scuttling, headfirst, up and down, over horizontal, sloping, and vertical surfaces has been reported. Day roosts include small holes in trees and wooden lampposts, crevices in hollow trees, narrow crevices and crannies in buildings, under eaves and roofs of corrugated iron, and in thatch. It prefers to rest on sloping or horizontal surfaces but also clings to vertical surfaces. Foraging activity begins soon after sunset, and individuals have full stomachs before dark. The African Yellow Bat tolerates high temperatures under iron roofs. In Malawi at 20-21°C, it does not become torpid during the day. Seasonal fluctuation in abundance was observed in Sudan and East Africa. In Malawi , it was more abundant in the wet season (November—February) than the rest of the year (data not available in July-August). In Zimbabwe , the African Yellow Bat is absent above elevations of 1200 m during colder months. It does not hibernate in South Africa . Average peak echolocation frequency was 33-4 kHz in St. Lucia , KwaZulu-Natal , eastern South Africa . Average peak frequency of 33-9 kHz and average duration of 4-1 milliseconds was recorded in Durban, eastern South Africa . Averages of seven calls in Soutpansberg, north-eastern South Africa , had maximum frequency of 51-6 kHz (42-1-65-2 kHz), minimum frequency of 33-1 kHz (31-6-34-1 kHz), frequency of the knee of 36-4 kHz (34-4-37-4 kHz), characteristic frequency of 33-8 kHz (31-9-35-3 kHz), and duration of 3-4 milliseconds (2-7—4-6 milliseconds). At Maroua, northern Cameroon , 19 calls were FM/QCF and had maximum frequency of 58-5 kHz (49-4-84-8 kHz), minimum frequency of 52-6 kHz (46-7-69-5 kHz), mean frequency of 55-6 kHz (48-1-77 kHz), frequency of the knee of 58-5 kHz (49-4-84 kHz), characteristic frequency of 52-7 kHz (46-8—-69-5 kHz), and duration of 0-88 milliseconds (0-73—1 milliseconds). In Swaziland , minimum frequency was 33-2 kHz (30-3-34-7 kHz), frequency of the knee was 36-4 kHz (32-1-38-6 kHz), characteristic frequency was 33-7 kHz (30-3-35-6 kHz), and duration was 3-8 milliseconds (2:6-6-1 milliseconds). Calls were detectable up to 20 m . Diurnal avian predators include bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus) and African harrier-hawks (Polyboroides typus). Movements, Home range and Social organization. African Yellow Bats are mostly gregarious, roosting in groups of up to 20 individuals. In KwaZulu-Natal, some roosts were occupied for at least eight years. In Zimbabwe , aggregations of hundreds of individuals foraged where termites swarmed. Of 93 African Yellow Bats mist-netted in Malawi , 66 were caught alone, six were in pairs, 14 were with another individual of the same sex, and six were in groups of two males and one female. Endoparasites include the bacteria Rickettsia and the kinetoplastid Leishmania. Ectoparasites include bedbugs Cacodmus sparsilis, Aphrania ct. barys, and Stricticimex transversus ( Hemiptera , Cimicidae ), the flea Charopteropsylla brockmani ( Siphonaptera , Ischnopsyllidae ), bat flies Basilia glabra and B. bouvieri ( Diptera , Nycteribiidae ), and the mite Spinturnix walkerae (Acari, Spinturnicidae ). Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Lust. Bibliography. Eisenring et al. (2016), Fenton (1975), Fenton & Bell (1981), Happold, M. (2013bi), Jacobs et al. (2007), Kingdon (1974), Koopman (1994), Linden et al. (2014), Manga Mongombe (2012), van der Merwe & Rautenbach (1990), van der Merwe et al. (2006), Monadjem, Shapiro et al. (2017), O'Shea & Vaughan (1980), Robbins (1978), Robbins et al. (1985), Schoeman & Waddington (2011), Simmons (2005), Smithers & Wilson (1979), Taylor, Sowler et al. (2013), Trujillo et al. (2009), Vallo, Benda & Reiter (2011).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Scotophilus dinganii	Scotophilus		dinganii	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. Quart. J.	2:59	Yellow-bellied House Bat	 mhlanganii Jacobs, Kelly, Mason and Stoffberg, 2007 [ nomen nudum ]; planirostris Peters, 1852; <b>colias</b> Thomas, 1904; <b> herero </b> Thomas, 1906; <b>pondoensis</b> Roberts, 1946; .	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Port Natal (= Durban).	Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone east to Somalia, Djibouti, and S Yemen, and south to South Africa and Namibia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster ; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias ; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis ; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Scotophilus dinganii	23	African Yellow Bat	African Yellow House Bat|Dingan's Bat|Yellow-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	VESPERTILIONINAE	SCOTOPHILINI	Scotophilus	NA	dinganii	A. Smith	1833	1	Vespertilio_Dinganii	Smith, A. (1833). African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal, 2, 59.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54196#page/77/mode/1up	NRM 1065 [lectotype]		"South Africa,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo]."			epichrysus (Temminck, 1832) [possilby incertae sedis]|dinganii (A. Smith, 1833)|planirostris (W. Peters, 1852)|herero O. Thomas, 1906|pondoensis Roberts, 1946	previously included colias	Vallo, P., Benda, P., ÄŒervenÝ, J., & Koubek, P. (2015). Phylogenetic position of the giant house bat Scotophilus nigrita (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Mammalia, 79(2), 225-231.	Gambia|Senegal|Guinea-Bissau|Guinea|Mali|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Eritrea|Djibouti|Somalia|Kenya|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	20066	Scotophilus dinganii	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Scotophilus	dinganii	(A. Smith, 1833)	The entire genus needs revision (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Historically referred to as Scotophilus nigrita until Robbins (1978) clarified the appropriate name for the smaller specimens is S . dinganii . However, the specific status of S . dinganii has not been in dispute since multivariate analysis of Scotophilus species by Robbins et al. (1985). There are three subspecies listed for the southern African region by Meester et al. (1986) but the validity of these are uncertain (Monadjem et al. 2010b). Molecular and echolocation evidence suggests S . dinganii is a species complex (Jacobs et al. 2006; Trujillo et al. 2009), with at least two cryptic species in East and West Africa, but finer scale geographical sampling is needed to test for cryptic species in southern Africa (Trujillo et al. 2009; Monadjem et al. 2010b).	20000000	Scotophilus dinganii	Least Concern		2017	2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category	This species has been recorded from both dry and moist savanna habitats. It roosts in hollow trees, roofs and other dark places in houses. Although they may roost singly, groups of 20 to 30 bats are not uncommon (Kingdon 1974, Happold 1987).	There appear to be no major threats to this species as a whole.	Little information is available on the population abundance or size of this species.	Unknown	This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It ranges from Senegal and the Gambia in the west, through West Africa and parts of Central Africa, to Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia in the east, from here it ranges south through much of East Africa and southern Africa, being recorded as far south as eastern South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.		Terrestrial	In view of the species wide range it is believed to be present in many protected areas. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this species as a whole.	Afrotropical		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Scotophilus		dinganii	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. Quart. J.	2:59	Yellow-bellied House Bat	 mhlanganii Jacobs, Kelly, Mason and Stoffberg, 2007 [ nomen nudum ]; planirostris Peters, 1852; <b>colias</b> Thomas, 1904; <b> herero </b> Thomas, 1906; <b>pondoensis</b> Roberts, 1946; .	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Port Natal (= Durban).	Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone east to Somalia, Djibouti, and S Yemen, and south to South Africa and Namibia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster ; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias ; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis ; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.	Scotophilus dinganii	1005684	23	African Yellow Bat	African Yellow House Bat|Dingan's Bat|Yellow-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	VESPERTILIONINAE	SCOTOPHILINI	Scotophilus	NA	dinganii	A. Smith	1833	1	Vespertilio_Dinganii	Smith, A. (1833). African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal, 2, 59.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54196#page/77/mode/1up	NRM 1065 [lectotype]		"South Africa,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo]."			epichrysus (Temminck, 1832) [possilby incertae sedis]|dinganii (A. Smith, 1833)|planirostris (W. Peters, 1852)|herero O. Thomas, 1906|pondoensis Roberts, 1946	previously included colias	Vallo, P., Benda, P., ÄŒervenÝ, J., & Koubek, P. (2015). Phylogenetic position of the giant house bat Scotophilus nigrita (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Mammalia, 79(2), 225-231.				Gambia|Senegal|Guinea-Bissau|Guinea|Mali|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Eritrea|Djibouti|Somalia|Kenya|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Scotophilus_dinganii	1005684	23	African Yellow Bat	African Yellow House Bat|Dingan's Bat|Yellow-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Scotophilini	Scotophilus	NA	dinganii	A. Smith	1	Vespertilio dinganii	Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)1(2):49-64.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968175	NHRM 1064	neotype		"South Africa,—between Natal [= Durban] and Delagoa Bay [= Maputo]."			previously included colias	Vallo, P., Benda, P., ÄŒervenÝ, J., & Koubek, P. (2015). Phylogenetic position of the giant house bat Scotophilus nigrita (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Mammalia, 79(2), 225-231.				Gambia|Senegal|Guinea-Bissau|Guinea|Mali|Sierra Leone|Liberia|Cote d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Ethiopia|Eritrea|Djibouti|Somalia|Kenya|Uganda|Rwanda|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Botswana|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Eswatini|Lesotho	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_dinganii	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Scotophilus		dinganii	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. Quart. J.	2:59	Yellow-bellied House Bat	mhlanganii Jacobs, Kelly, Mason and Stoffberg, 2007 [nomen nudum]; planirostris Peters, 1852; colias Thomas, 1904; herero Thomas, 1906; pondoensis Roberts, 1946; .	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Prov., Port Natal (= Durban).	Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone east to Somalia, Djibouti, and S Yemen, and south to South Africa and Namibia.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20066/22030888/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Distinct from nigrita and leucogaster; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Does not include colias; see Vallo et al. (2011, 2015); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1975). The epithet mhlanganii (Jacobs et al. 2007) is a nomen nudum and  may actually represent viridis; see Monadjem et al. 2010. Many literature records of this species are in error due totaxonomic confusion surrounding these names; see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Subspecies are poorly defined.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Scotophilus dinganii; Scotophilus dinganii; Scotophilus dinganii; Scotophilus dinganii; Scotophilus dinganii; Scotophilus dinganii; dinganii; colias; herero; pondoensis; planirostris; colias; herero; pondoensis; mhlanganii; planirostris; epichrysus; dinganii; planirostris; herero; pondoensis; Scotophile de Dingane; Gelbbauch-Hausfledermaus; Scotofilo de Dingane; African Yellow House Bat; Dingan’s Bat; Yellow-bellied House Bat; African Yellow Bat; African Yellow House Bat; Dingan's Bat; Yellow-bellied House Bat; Yellow-bellied House Bat; Yellow-bellied House Bat; S. dinganii