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line:xlsx:hash://sha256/181a039844a33e66a35a457b7ece741051086608e425a040051b79581d606b97!/Sheet1!/L1537	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster	Scotophilus leucogaster		[MSW2] Does not include damarensis, see Koopman (1986); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Includes nucella; but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). For scope of this species see Koopman (1975:414-416; as nigrita) and Koopman et al. (1978:4-5). However, Robbins (1978:212-213) has shown that the name nigrita was misapplied to another species, for which the next available name was dinganii, and which would be included in leucogaster if Koopman's (1975) reasoning were followed. However, Schlitter et al. (1980) listed dinganii as distinct from leucogaster, as did C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). See Koopman (1986).; [MSW3] Does not include nucella, see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Distinct from dinganii; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis, see Robbins et al. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita, dinganii, leucogaster, and borbonicus; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen, 1939; Koopman, 1993) or Scotophilus leucogaster (e.g., G. M. Allen, 1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.; [HMW] Nycticejus leucogaster Cretzschmar in Ruppell, 1826 , Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan . Based on multivariate analyses of forearm and cranial measurements, S. leucogaster is distinct from S. viridis but includes damarensis, which might occupy a different ecological niche compared with northern populations of S. leucogaster . Two subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022] Does not include nucella , see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii ; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis , see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita , dinganii , leucogaster, and borbonicus ; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous  nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.; [MDD2022] previously included S. altilits; [IUCN]  South Africa The entire genus needs revision. The relationship between Scotophilus viridis and S. leucogaster is difficult to discern in the field, although Robbins et al. (1985) concluded that they represent two distinct species, and is supported by Jacobs et al. (2006), whereas Meester et al. (1986) treated them as conspecific. Robbins et al. (1985) considered white-bellied specimens from Namibia (damarensis ) to be conspecific with populations of leucogaster from other parts of Africa. Additionally, the bats identified as S. leucogaster by Robbins et al. (1985) show a discontinuous African distribution, mostly absent from between 5°N and 12°S. This evidence suggests that the southern population is phylogenetically distinct, which would render S. damarensis specifically distinct as a southern African endemic (Monadjem et al. 2010). Further taxonomic resolution is required.; [batnames2023] Does not include nucella , see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii ; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis , see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita , dinganii , leucogaster, and borbonicus ; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous  nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.; [MDD2023] previously included S. altilits; [MDD2025_2.0] previously included S. altilits; [batnames2025_1.7] Does not include nucella, see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis, see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita,dinganii, leucogaster, and borbonicus; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.; [MDD2025_2.2] previously included S. altilits				damarensis		altilis, flavigaster, murinoflavus, nucella.	nucella, leucogaster, colias, nux, dingani, herero, pondoensis, robustus	leucogaster, damarensis	altilis, flavigaster, murinoflavus	leucogaster, damarensis		leucogaster, damarensis	leucogaster - flavigaster, murinoflavus	leucogaster, flavigaster, murinoflavus, damarensis	 South Africa The entire genus needs revision. The relationship between Scotophilus viridis and S. leucogaster is difficult to discern in the field, although Robbins et al. (1985) concluded that they represent two distinct species, and is supported by Jacobs et al. (2006), whereas Meester et al. (1986) treated them as conspecific. Robbins et al. (1985) considered white-bellied specimens from Namibia (damarensis ) to be conspecific with populations of leucogaster from other parts of Africa. Additionally, the bats identified as S. leucogaster by Robbins et al. (1985) show a discontinuous African distribution, mostly absent from between 5°N and 12°S. This evidence suggests that the southern population is phylogenetically distinct, which would render S. damarensis specifically distinct as a southern African endemic (Monadjem et al. 2010). Further taxonomic resolution is required.	leucogaster, damarensis	leucogaster - flavigaster, murinoflavus	leucogaster, flavigaster, murinoflavus, damarensis	leucogaster, flavigaster, murinoflavus, damarensis	damarensis, leucogaster 	leucogaster - flavigaster, murinoflavus	leucogaster (Cretzschmar, 1830)|flavigaster (von Heuglin, 1861)|murinoflavus (von Heuglin, 1861)|damarensis O. Thomas, 1906		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.		Senegal – Somalia, Aden	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 leucogaster	Sudan, Kordofan Region, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well).	Cretzschmar	1826	In Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Saugeth., P-71.	Distribution: Ranging through forest and savanna, regions from Mauretania and Ethiopia to the Cape Province, including Yemen, Zanzibar and Madagascar.		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		Mauritania – Somalia, Aden; ? Namibia, Botswana; ref. 4.108	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.	Cretzschmar	1826	In Riippell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth., p. 71.	Does not include damarensis, see Koopman (1986); but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Includes nucella; but see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). For scope of this species see Koopman (1975:414-416; as nigrita) and Koopman et al. (1978:4-5). However, Robbins (1978:212-213) has shown that the name nigrita was misapplied to another species, for which the next available name was dinganii, and which would be included in leucogaster if Koopman's (1975) reasoning were followed. However, Schlitter et al. (1980) listed dinganii as distinct from leucogaster, as did C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). See Koopman (1986).	Mauritania and Senegal to N Kenya and Ethiopia.	Sudan, Kordofan, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well).		CRETZSCHMAR	1826	Size fairly small to medium (forearm length, 42-60 mm). Cingula of upper incisors relatively broad. Thumb relatively short.	Distribution: Ranging through forest and savanna, regions from Mauretania and Ethiopia to the Cape Province, including Yemen, Zanzibar and Madagascar.	Eight subspecies are here recognized:	S. l. nucella (forested regions of Ivory Coast and Ghana, possibly east to Uganda), S. I. leucogaster (savanna areas from Mauretania to Ethiopia), S. I. colias (savanna areas from Ethiopia to Tanzania and west to Senegal), S. I. nux (forested regions from Ivory Coast to Kenya), S. I. dingani (Zaire to Natal), S. I. herero (Angola to Namibia and Botswana), S. l. pondoensis (eastern Cape province), S. I. robustus (Madagascar). Often broken into two or more species, since nucella and leucogaster are broadly sympatric with nux and colias in western Africa. However, intergradation occurs in Ethiopia.	128	species	S. leucogaster	CRETZSCHMAR	1826	Scotophilus	genus	Scotophilus leucogaster				Size fairly small to medium (forearm length, 42-60 mm). Cingula of upper incisors relatively broad. Thumb relatively short.	Eight subspecies are here recognized:		3. S. leucogaster (CRETZSCHMAR 1826).	3	_S. l. damarensis_ Thomas, 1906; _S. l. leucogaster_ (Cretzschmar, 1830) (synonyms: _flavigaster_ (Heuglin, 1861), _murinoflavus_ (Heuglin, 1861))			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 leucogaster	Scotophilus		leucogaster	Cretzschmar	y	1830		In Rüppell, Atlas Reise Nördl. Afr., Zool. Säugeth.			71		White-bellied House Bat	Sudan, Kordofan, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well = Bir Nedger).	Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia to N Kenya and Ethiopia.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	altilis G. M. Allen, 1914; flavigaster Heuglin, 1861; murinoflavus Heuglin, 1861; damarensis Thomas, 1906.	Does not include nucella, see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Distinct from dinganii; see Schlitter et al. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis, see Robbins et al. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita, dinganii, leucogaster, and borbonicus; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen, 1939; Koopman, 1993) or Scotophilus leucogaster (e.g., G. M. Allen, 1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.	4C3D87E8FF786AC7FF579B57163EBC55	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	887	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FF7B6AC5FA8B94901D82BAAE.xml	Scotophilus leucogaster	Vespertilionidae	Scotophilus	leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1830	Scotophile a ventre blanc @fr | Weil3bauch-Hausfledermaus @de | Scotofilode vientre blanco @es | Cretzschmar’s Brown Bat @en | Lesser Yellow House Bat @en | White-bellied House Bat @en	Nycticejus leucogaster Cretzschmar in Ruppell, 1826 , Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan . Based on multivariate analyses of forearm and cranial measurements, S. leucogaster is distinct from S. viridis but includes damarensis, which might occupy a different ecological niche compared with northern populations of S. leucogaster . Two subspecies recognized.	S.l.leucogasterCretzschmar,1826—NofequatorfromMauritaniaandSenegalEtoEthiopiaandNWKenya. S. l. damarensis Thomas, 1906 — S of equator in SE Kenya , W Angola , W Zambia , S Malawi , Namibia , N Botswana , NW Zimbabwe , and S Mozambique ; possibly in NE South Africa .	Head-body ¢. 70-75 mm , tail 37-54 mm , ear 11-17 mm , hindfoot 10-13 mm , forearm 43-58 mm ; weight 12-27 g . Most body measurements of females in Burkina Faso are larger than males, and males have larger cranial measurements. Pelage is smooth, soft, and sleek. Dorsal pelage is sepia-brown to pale brown, with unicolored hairs or becoming slightly paler toward base. Mid-dorsal hairs are 6-8 mm . Ventral pelage is white to dirty medium brown. Wings and uropatagium are uniformly dark brown and semi-translucent. Ears are comparatively short and widely separated, with inner margin strongly convex and outer margin almoststraight. Tragus tapers to bluntly rounded tip, with concave anterior margin. Eyes are small. Testes are posterior to anus. Skull is medium to large (greatest skull lengths 16:5-20- 3 mm ) for Scotophilus ; sagittal crest and occipital helmet are well developed; and profile ofskull is mostly gentle slope from front to back, with very shallow concavity in forehead region. 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 = 50.	Riverine woodland in shrub savannas, over grasslands between riverine forests and Guinea savannas, and under mango trees in West Africa and mopane and miombo woodlands, riverine forests and woodlands, open grasslands, floodplains, and pans south of the equator. In southern Africa, White-bellied Yellow Bats have been mainly recorded in savanna (89%) but also arid habitats (10%).	The White-bellied Yellow Bat forages by moderately fast hawking, 2-20 m aboveground, in uncluttered open spaces above trees and over grasslands and moderately uncluttered spaces between tree trunks and tree canopies. In northwestern Zimbabwe (Sengwa Wildlife Research Area), they fed mainly on Coleoptera , Lepidoptera , and Hemiptera but also Hymenoptera , Orthoptera, Homoptera , Neuroptera , and Diptera . Coleoptera and Hemiptera seem to be important in wet seasons, and Lepidoptera is important in dry seasons. Captive individuals ate geckoes and carcasses of mice.	Births of White-bellied Yellow Bats were observed in November-December at Sengwa. Littersize is two.	In Sudan , foraging began soon after sunset, and individuals had full stomachs within the first hour. After that, bouts of foraging were interspersed with pauses for digestion and rest. At Sengwa, foraging only occurred in the first hour of the night. In Mali, day roosts of White-bellied Yellow Bats were under dried leaves of Borassus palms ( Arecaceae ). In Sudan , roosts were found in holes in baobab trees ( Adansonia , Malvaceae ) and under iron roofs of houses where midday temperatures can be over 40°C. At Sengwa, roosts were found in hollow mopane ( Colophospermum mopane , Fabaceae ). Twelve FM/QCEF type calls were recorded at Maroua, northern Cameroon , with mean maximum frequency of 55-7 kHz (48-5-64-1 kHz), mean minimum frequency of 50-6 kHz (46-1-56-3 kHz), mean frequency of 53-2 kHz (47-3- 59-3 kHz), mean frequency of the knee of 55-7 kHz (48-5—-64-1 kHz), mean characteristic frequency of 50-7 kHz (46-1-55 kHz), and mean duration of 0-81 milliseconds (0-44=1 milliseconds). Predators include common barn-owls (7yto alba) that also roost among leaves of palms and bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus).	At Sengwa, day roosts in hollow mopane trees contained 1-9 individuals. Roost fidelity was observed in Sudan but not at Sengwa where radio-tracked individuals regularly switched roosts. While foraging, radio-tracked bats were found up to 3 km away from their roosts. In Sudan , bats were lethargic and flew clumsily at temperatures less than 34°C. Ectoparasites include the mite Spinturnix scotophili (Acari, Spinturnicidae ).	Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red Lust.	Cooper-Bohannon et al. (2016) | Herkt et al. (2017) | Kangoyé et al. (2015) | Manga Mongombe (2012) | Robbins et al. (1985) | Van Cakenberghe & Happold (2013p)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398396/files/figure.png	276. White-bellied Yellow Bat Scotophilus leucogaster French: Scotophile a ventre blanc / German: Weil3bauch-Hausfledermaus / Spanish: Scotofilo de vientre blanco Other common names: Cretzschmar’s Brown Bat , Lesser Yellow House Bat , White-bellied House Bat Taxonomy. Nycticejus leucogaster Cretzschmar in Ruppell, 1826 , Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan . Based on multivariate analyses of forearm and cranial measurements, S. leucogaster is distinct from S. viridis but includes damarensis, which might occupy a different ecological niche compared with northern populations of S. leucogaster . Two subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. S.l.leucogasterCretzschmar,1826—NofequatorfromMauritaniaandSenegalEtoEthiopiaandNWKenya. S. l. damarensis Thomas, 1906 — S of equator in SE Kenya , W Angola , W Zambia , S Malawi , Namibia , N Botswana , NW Zimbabwe , and S Mozambique ; possibly in NE South Africa . Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 70-75 mm , tail 37-54 mm , ear 11-17 mm , hindfoot 10-13 mm , forearm 43-58 mm ; weight 12-27 g . Most body measurements of females in Burkina Faso are larger than males, and males have larger cranial measurements. Pelage is smooth, soft, and sleek. Dorsal pelage is sepia-brown to pale brown, with unicolored hairs or becoming slightly paler toward base. Mid-dorsal hairs are 6-8 mm . Ventral pelage is white to dirty medium brown. Wings and uropatagium are uniformly dark brown and semi-translucent. Ears are comparatively short and widely separated, with inner margin strongly convex and outer margin almoststraight. Tragus tapers to bluntly rounded tip, with concave anterior margin. Eyes are small. Testes are posterior to anus. Skull is medium to large (greatest skull lengths 16:5-20- 3 mm ) for Scotophilus ; sagittal crest and occipital helmet are well developed; and profile ofskull is mostly gentle slope from front to back, with very shallow concavity in forehead region. 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 = 50. Habitat. Riverine woodland in shrub savannas, over grasslands between riverine forests and Guinea savannas, and under mango trees in West Africa and mopane and miombo woodlands, riverine forests and woodlands, open grasslands, floodplains, and pans south of the equator. In southern Africa, White-bellied Yellow Bats have been mainly recorded in savanna (89%) but also arid habitats (10%). Food and Feeding. The White-bellied Yellow Bat forages by moderately fast hawking, 2-20 m aboveground, in uncluttered open spaces above trees and over grasslands and moderately uncluttered spaces between tree trunks and tree canopies. In northwestern Zimbabwe (Sengwa Wildlife Research Area), they fed mainly on Coleoptera , Lepidoptera , and Hemiptera but also Hymenoptera , Orthoptera, Homoptera , Neuroptera , and Diptera . Coleoptera and Hemiptera seem to be important in wet seasons, and Lepidoptera is important in dry seasons. Captive individuals ate geckoes and carcasses of mice. Breeding. Births of White-bellied Yellow Bats were observed in November-December at Sengwa. Littersize is two. Activity patterns. In Sudan , foraging began soon after sunset, and individuals had full stomachs within the first hour. After that, bouts of foraging were interspersed with pauses for digestion and rest. At Sengwa, foraging only occurred in the first hour of the night. In Mali, day roosts of White-bellied Yellow Bats were under dried leaves of Borassus palms ( Arecaceae ). In Sudan , roosts were found in holes in baobab trees ( Adansonia , Malvaceae ) and under iron roofs of houses where midday temperatures can be over 40°C. At Sengwa, roosts were found in hollow mopane ( Colophospermum mopane , Fabaceae ). Twelve FM/QCEF type calls were recorded at Maroua, northern Cameroon , with mean maximum frequency of 55-7 kHz (48-5-64-1 kHz), mean minimum frequency of 50-6 kHz (46-1-56-3 kHz), mean frequency of 53-2 kHz (47-3- 59-3 kHz), mean frequency of the knee of 55-7 kHz (48-5—-64-1 kHz), mean characteristic frequency of 50-7 kHz (46-1-55 kHz), and mean duration of 0-81 milliseconds (0-44=1 milliseconds). Predators include common barn-owls (7yto alba) that also roost among leaves of palms and bat hawks (Macheiramphus alcinus). Movements, Home range and Social organization. At Sengwa, day roosts in hollow mopane trees contained 1-9 individuals. Roost fidelity was observed in Sudan but not at Sengwa where radio-tracked individuals regularly switched roosts. While foraging, radio-tracked bats were found up to 3 km away from their roosts. In Sudan , bats were lethargic and flew clumsily at temperatures less than 34°C. Ectoparasites include the mite Spinturnix scotophili (Acari, Spinturnicidae ). Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red Lust. Bibliography. Cooper-Bohannon et al. (2016), Herkt et al. (2017), Kangoyé et al. (2015), Manga Mongombe (2012), Robbins et al. (1985), Van Cakenberghe & Happold (2013p).	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 leucogaster	Scotophilus		leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1830	1	In R&uuml;ppell, Atlas Reise N&ouml;rdl. Afr., Zool. S&auml;ugeth.	p. 71	White-bellied House Bat	 flavigaster Heuglin, 1861; murinoflavus Heuglin, 1861; <b>damarensis</b> Thomas, 1906.	Sudan, Kordofan, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well = Bir Nedger).	Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia to N Kenya and Ethiopia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Does not include nucella , see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii ; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis , see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita , dinganii , leucogaster, and borbonicus ; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous  nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.	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 leucogaster	23	White-bellied Yellow Bat	Cretzschmar's Brown Bat|Lesser Yellow House Bat|White-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	VESPERTILIONINAE	SCOTOPHILINI	Scotophilus	NA	leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1826	1	Nycticejus_leucogaster	Cretzschmar, P. J. (1826). Säugethiere. In Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika, 1, 71.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114235#page/147/mode/1up	SMF 4309 [lectotype]		Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan.			leucogaster (Cretzschmar, 1826)|flavigaster (Heuglin, 1861)|murinoflavus (Heuglin, 1861)|damarensis O. Thomas, 1906	previously included S. altilits	Vallo, P., Reeder, D. M., Vodzak, M. E., & Benda, P. (2019). Resurrection of an East African house bat species Scotophilus altilis Allen, 1914 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4577(1), 148-160.	Mauritania|Mali|Senegal|Guinea?|Gambia|Guinea-Bissau|Sierra Leone|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Niger|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Eritrea|Ethiopia|Uganda|Kenya|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Botswana|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_leucogaster	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_leucogaster	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	20069	Scotophilus leucogaster	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Scotophilus	leucogaster	(Cretzschmar, 1826)	 South Africa The entire genus needs revision. The relationship between Scotophilus viridis and S. leucogaster is difficult to discern in the field, although Robbins et al. (1985) concluded that they represent two distinct species, and is supported by Jacobs et al. (2006), whereas Meester et al. (1986) treated them as conspecific. Robbins et al. (1985) considered white-bellied specimens from Namibia (damarensis ) to be conspecific with populations of leucogaster from other parts of Africa. Additionally, the bats identified as S. leucogaster by Robbins et al. (1985) show a discontinuous African distribution, mostly absent from between 5°N and 12°S. This evidence suggests that the southern population is phylogenetically distinct, which would render S. damarensis specifically distinct as a southern African endemic (Monadjem et al. 2010). Further taxonomic resolution is required.	20000000	Scotophilus leucogaster	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. In Nigeria, it is widespread in Sudan and Guinea savanna zones extending southwards to the rainforest-savanna boundary (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 has been recorded in much of West Africa (including northern parts of Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, much of Senegal, Gambia, and Burkina Faso, and southern parts of Mali and Niger). There are isolated records from southwestern Mauritania, as well as western parts of the Central African Republic. The eastern parts of the distribution include records from Sudan, and the northern parts of Uganda and Kenya. Further south this species is found in Mozambique, western Angola and Namibia. There is uncertainty about a range which encompasses south Zambia, north Botswana, possibly South Africa, and south-east Angola.		Terrestrial	In view of the species wide range it is presumably 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		leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1830	1	In R&uuml;ppell, Atlas Reise N&ouml;rdl. Afr., Zool. S&auml;ugeth.	p. 71	White-bellied House Bat	 flavigaster Heuglin, 1861; murinoflavus Heuglin, 1861; <b>damarensis</b> Thomas, 1906.	Sudan, Kordofan, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well = Bir Nedger).	Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia to N Kenya and Ethiopia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Does not include nucella , see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii ; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis , see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita , dinganii , leucogaster, and borbonicus ; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous  nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.	Scotophilus leucogaster	1005688	23	White-bellied Yellow Bat	Cretzschmar's Brown Bat|Lesser Yellow House Bat|White-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	VESPERTILIONINAE	SCOTOPHILINI	Scotophilus	NA	leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1826	1	Nycticejus_leucogaster	Cretzschmar, P. J. (1826). Säugethiere. In Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika, 1, 71.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114235#page/147/mode/1up	SMF 4309 [lectotype]		Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan.			leucogaster (Cretzschmar, 1826)|flavigaster (Heuglin, 1861)|murinoflavus (Heuglin, 1861)|damarensis O. Thomas, 1906	previously included S. altilits	Vallo, P., Reeder, D. M., Vodzak, M. E., & Benda, P. (2019). Resurrection of an East African house bat species Scotophilus altilis Allen, 1914 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4577(1), 148-160.				Mauritania|Mali|Senegal|Guinea?|Gambia|Guinea-Bissau|Sierra Leone|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Niger|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Eritrea|Ethiopia|Uganda|Kenya|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Botswana|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_leucogaster	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_leucogaster	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_leucogaster	1005688	23	White-bellied Yellow Bat	Cretzschmar's Brown Bat|Lesser Yellow House Bat|White-bellied House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Scotophilini	Scotophilus	NA	leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1	Nycticejus leucogaster	Cretzschmar, P.J. 1830. [Heft 18, pl. 27-28]. Pp. 69–73 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140688 | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140689	SMF:MAMM:4309	lectotype		Brunnen Nedger (= Nedger Wel or Bir Nedger), Kordofan Province, Sudan.			previously included S. altilits	Vallo, P., Reeder, D. M., Vodzak, M. E., & Benda, P. (2019). Resurrection of an East African house bat species Scotophilus altilis Allen, 1914 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4577(1), 148-160.				Mauritania|Mali|Senegal|Guinea?|Gambia|Guinea-Bissau|Sierra Leone|Cote d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Ghana|Togo|Benin|Niger|Nigeria|Cameroon|Chad|Central African Republic|Democratic Republic of the Congo|Sudan|South Sudan|Eritrea|Ethiopia|Uganda|Kenya|Burundi|Tanzania|Angola|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Namibia|Zimbabwe|Botswana|South Africa	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Scotophilus_leucogaster	0	sciname match	Scotophilus_leucogaster	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		leucogaster	Cretzschmar	1830	1	In R&uuml;ppell, Atlas Reise N&ouml;rdl. Afr., Zool. S&auml;ugeth.	p. 71	White-bellied House Bat	 flavigaster Heuglin, 1861; murinoflavus Heuglin, 1861; damarensis Thomas, 1906.	Sudan, Kordofan, Brunnen Nedger (Nedger Well = Bir Nedger).	Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia to N Kenya and Ethiopia.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20069/22032119/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Does not include nucella, see C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). Also see Koopman (1994). Does not include altilis see Vallo et al. (2019). Distinct from dinganii; see Schlitter etal. (1980) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985), but also see Koopman (1975) and Koopman et al. (1978). Includes damarensis, see Robbins etal. (1985). Many literature records of this species are in error due to taxonomic confusion surrounding the names nigrita,dinganii, leucogaster, and borbonicus; see Robbins (1978) and C. B. Robbins et al. (1985). May include serratus Heuglin, 1877, an enigmatic taxon variously referred to either Taphozous nudiventris (e.g., G. M. Allen,1939; Koopman, 1975) but which may not represent either of those species.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Scotophilus leucogaster; Scotophilus leucogaster; Scotophilus leucogaster; Scotophilus leucogaster; Scotophilus leucogaster; Scotophilus leucogaster; leucogaster; damarensis; altilis; flavigaster; murinoflavus; leucogaster; damarensis; damarensis; flavigaster; murinoflavus; leucogaster; flavigaster; murinoflavus; damarensis; Scotophile a ventre blanc; Weil3bauch-Hausfledermaus; Scotofilode vientre blanco; Cretzschmar’s Brown Bat; Lesser Yellow House Bat; White-bellied House Bat; White-bellied Yellow Bat; Cretzschmar's Brown Bat; Lesser Yellow House Bat; White-bellied House Bat; White-bellied House Bat; White-bellied House Bat; S. leucogaster