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Taxon pallidioris often recognized as a distinct subspecies, but morphological and genetic data show that it is best included under the nominate subspecies hottentotus as a synonym; however, genetic and morphological research is needed to validate this view. Three subspecies recognized.; [batnames2022] Subgenus Cnephaeus .  Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).; [IUCN] According to Monadjem et al. (2010), three species have previously been recognised in southern Africa: Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus from the Eastern and Western Cape (Meester et al. 1986), E . h . pallidor from the Northern Cape and Namibia (Meester et al. 1986), and E . h . bensoni from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa (Skinner &; Chimimba 2005). However, E . h . pallidor is considered a synonym of E . h . hottentotus by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986). Conversely, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses, Juste et al. (2013) retain only R . h . hottentotus and R . h . pallidior (but they only included material from South Africa). Further molecular studies are required. Morphological and molecular research supports the notion that E . hottentotus is the only member of the genus in southern Africa (Kearney et al. 2002).; [batnames2023] Subgenus Cnephaeus .  Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus; [batnames2025_1.7] Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus						angusticeps, bensoni, megalurus, pallidior, portavernus, smithi.	portavernus, bensoni, hottentotus	hottentotus, bensoni, portavernus	angusticeps, megalurus, pallidior, smithii	hottentotus, bensoni, portavernus	hottentotus - pallidioris?	hottentotus, bensoni, pallidior, portavernus	hottentotus - angusticeps, megalurus; pallidior - smithii	hottentotus, megalurus, minutus, smithii, angusticeps, pallidior, bensoni, portavernus	According to Monadjem et al. (2010), three species have previously been recognised in southern Africa: Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus from the Eastern and Western Cape (Meester et al. 1986), E . h . pallidor from the Northern Cape and Namibia (Meester et al. 1986), and E . h . bensoni from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa (Skinner &; Chimimba 2005). However, E . h . pallidor is considered a synonym of E . h . hottentotus by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986). Conversely, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses, Juste et al. (2013) retain only R . h . hottentotus and R . h . pallidior (but they only included material from South Africa). Further molecular studies are required. Morphological and molecular research supports the notion that E . hottentotus is the only member of the genus in southern Africa (Kearney et al. 2002).	hottentotus, bensoni, pallidior, portavernus	hottentotus - angusticeps, megalurus; pallidior - smithii	hottentotus, megalurus, minutus, smithii, angusticeps, pallidior, bensoni, portavernus	hottentotus, megalurus, minutus, smithii, angusticeps, pallidior, bensoni, portavernus	bensoni, hottentotus, pallidior, portavernus	hottentotus - angusticeps, megalurus; pallidior - smithii	hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833)|megalurus (Temminck, 1840)|smithii (J. A. Wagner, 1855) [nomen novum]|smithi (A. Roberts, 1924) [incorrect subsequent spelling]|angusticeps (Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938)|pallidior (Shortridge, 1942)|bensoni (A. Roberts, 1946)|portavernus (Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Long-tailed house bat	Namibia – Mozambique, S Africa	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.	Eptesicus hottentotus	South Africa, Cape Province, Uitenhage.	A. Smith	1833	S. Afr. J., 2:59.	Distribution: Ranging from southern Angola and southern Kenya to the Cape Province.		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	Long-tailed house bat	Namibia – Mozambique, 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. J., 2:59.	Subgenus Eptesicus. Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986).	South Africa to Angola and Kenya.	South Africa, Cape Province, Uitenhage.		A. SMITH	1833	Rostrum fairly long, but broad. Inner upper incisor unicuspid. Braincase fairly high. Size relatively large (forearm length, 46-53 mm).	Distribution: Ranging from southern Angola and southern Kenya to the Cape Province.	Three subspecies are currently recognized:	E. h. portavernus (southern Kenya), E. h. bensoni (Zambia to Natal), E. h. hottentotus (southern Angola to southern Cape Province).	120	species	E. hottentotus	A. SMITH	1833	Eptesicus	subgenus	Eptesicus hottentotus				Rostrum fairly long, but broad. Inner upper incisor unicuspid. Braincase fairly high. Size relatively large (forearm length, 46-53 mm).	Three subspecies are currently recognized:		9. E. hottentotus (A. SMITH 1833) [serotinus group].	9	_C. h. bensoni_ (Roberts, 1946); _C. h. hottentotus_ (Smith, 1833) (synonyms: _angusticeps_ (Shortridge & Carter, 1938), _megalurus_ (Temminck, 1840), _minutus_ (Temminck, 1840), _pallidior_ (Shortridge, 1942), _smithii_ (Wagner, 1855)); _C. h. portavernus_ (Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986)			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	Eptesicini	Eptesicus hottentotus	Eptesicus	Eptesicus	hottentotus	A. Smith	y	1833		S. Afr. J.	2		59		Long-tailed Serotine	South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Uitenhage.	South Africa to Angola and Kenya.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	angusticeps Shortridge and Carter, 1938; megalurus Temminck, 1840; pallidior Shortridge, 1942; smithii Wagner, 1855; bensoni Roberts, 1946; portavernus Schlitter and Aggundey, 1986.	Subgenus Eptesicus. Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986).	4C3D87E8FFA26A1EFA8D94BB1B47BA95	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	847	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFA26A1EFA8D94BB1B47BA95.xml	Eptesicus hottentotus	Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus	hottentotus		1833	Sérotine hottentote @fr | Hottentotten-Breitflligelfledermaus @de | Eptesicus de cola larga @es | Hottentot Bat @en | Hottentot Serotine Bat @en | Long-tailed Greater Serotine Bat @en | Long-tailed House Bat @en | Long-tailed Serotine Bat @en	Vespertilio hottentota [sic] A. Smith, 1833 , Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province , South Africa . Genetic data have placed E. hottentotus close to E. bottae , E. anatolicus , and E. ognevi using nuclear genes, but mitochondrial genes place it sister to all or most (sometimes E. isabellinus is most basal) of the other sequenced Old World Eptesicus . Taxon pallidioris often recognized as a distinct subspecies, but morphological and genetic data show that it is best included under the nominate subspecies hottentotus as a synonym; however, genetic and morphological research is needed to validate this view. Three subspecies recognized.	E.h.hottentotusA.Smith,1833—SWAngola,WNamibia,andNW&SWSouthAfrica. E.h.bensoniRoberts,1946—NEZambia,SMalawi,NWMozambique,Zimbabwe,ESouthAfrica,andLesotho;probablyinSwaziland. E. h. portavernus Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986 — SW Kenya .	Head-body ¢.62-77 mm,tail 38-58 mm, ear 14-20 mm, hindfoot 9-11 mm, forearm 45-54 mm; weight 10-8-24-5 g. Males have slightly shorter forearm lengths than females on average (at least in Namibia ). Fur of the Long-tailed Serotine is sleek, soft, and dense; dorsal pelage is variable, ranging geographically from pale brown to nearly black, generally with silky sheen (hairs with dark bases and pale tips); ventral pelage is paler, generally with creamy sheen (basal two-thirds of hairs blackish brown and terminal one-third grayish brown with cream or whitish tips). Bare face and ears are dark brown to blackish, and membranes are brown to blackish brown, usually darkening as pelage darkens. Earsare relatively short, with rounded tips; tragus is about one-third the ear length, broadest part is at base, posterior margin is mostly straight but is smoothly convex near tip, and tip is rounded. Tail is of average length for Eptesicus despite the common name and extends a few millimeters past uropatagium; calcar has well-developed postcalcarial lobe. Baculum is short, roughly triangular with concave sides, and flat but with proximal end being thicker than distal end. Skull is large for an African Eptesicus ; braincase is relatively low and narrow; rostrum is broad; forehead profile is straight; sagittal crest is slight; occipital helmet is present; and lambdoidal crests are well developed. I? is large and unicuspid (unlike many of its congeners); I” is minute; and lower molars are myotodont. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FNa = 48.	Primarily close to rivers in various surrounding habitats, such as woodland savannas, montane grasslands, marshlands, well-wooded banks, and even farmland. In Namibia , Long-tailed Serotines are known from permanent water sources surrounded by desert , and they have been captured in the vicinity of cliffs in South Africa .	The Long-tailed Serotine probably forages by slow hawking in moderately vegetation cluttered areas and open areas. It is predicted to be a slow and maneuverable flier in vegetation clutter, becoming faster in more open areas. Fecal samples from six bats in West Cape Province , South Africa , contained Coleoptera (88:3% by mean percent volume), Diptera (4:5%), and Hemiptera (1:5%), along with some unknown arthropod (1%). Tympanate moths were also identified in diets in the same area.	Nine females captured in Mutoko district, Zimbabwe , at the beginning of the hot wet season (mid-November) were heavily pregnant or lactating.	Long-tailed Serotines roost by day in dry and wet caves, abandoned mines, small hollows in rocks, and outside wall of a building. Call frequencies in Soutpansberg, north-eastern South Africa , had start frequencies of 54-69-8 kHz, end frequencies of 28-2-31-6 kHz, peak frequencies of 30-4-33-8 kHz, and durations of 2:6—4-1 milliseconds. Recordings from the same area in another study had similar results, with peak frequencies of 30-34 kHz, end frequencies of 28-32 kHz, and durations of 3—4 milliseconds.	[.ong-tailed Serotines are usuallyreported roosting alone or in groups of 2—4 individuals, with one record offive individuals in a single roost. When roosting in groups, they usually hang together in loose clusters.	Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. The Longtailed Serotine is widespread and does not appear to face any major threats. It is locally abundant throughout Zimbabwe and much of South Africa , but it is considerably rare in Angola and Malawi . It might be threatened bylocal roost disturbance.	ACR (2018) | Artyushin et al. (2018) | Cotterill & Happold (2013h) | Crawford-Cabral (1989) | Juste et al. (2013) | Kearney (2005) | Kearney, Van Cakenberghe et al. (2008) | Kearney, Volleth et al. (2002) | Linden et al. (2014) | Lynch (1994) | McBee et al. (1987) | Monadjem, Cotterill & Jacobs (2017) | Monadjem, Tayloret al. (2010) | Rautenbach (1982) | Schlitter & Aggundey (1986) | Schoeman & Jacobs (2003) | Taylor (1998, 2000) | Taylor, Sowler et al. (2013)	https://zenodo.org/record/6398208/files/figure.png	190. Long-tailed Serotine Eptesicus hottentotus French: Sérotine hottentote / German: Hottentotten-Breitflligelfledermaus / Spanish: Eptesicus de cola larga Other common names: Hottentot Bat , Hottentot Serotine Bat , Long-tailed Greater Serotine Bat , Long-tailed House Bat , Long-tailed Serotine Bat Taxonomy. Vespertilio hottentota [sic] A. Smith, 1833 , Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province , South Africa . Genetic data have placed E. hottentotus close to E. bottae , E. anatolicus , and E. ognevi using nuclear genes, but mitochondrial genes place it sister to all or most (sometimes E. isabellinus is most basal) of the other sequenced Old World Eptesicus . Taxon pallidioris often recognized as a distinct subspecies, but morphological and genetic data show that it is best included under the nominate subspecies hottentotus as a synonym; however, genetic and morphological research is needed to validate this view. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. E.h.hottentotusA.Smith,1833—SWAngola,WNamibia,andNW&SWSouthAfrica. E.h.bensoniRoberts,1946—NEZambia,SMalawi,NWMozambique,Zimbabwe,ESouthAfrica,andLesotho;probablyinSwaziland. E. h. portavernus Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986 — SW Kenya . Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢.62-77 mm,tail 38-58 mm, ear 14-20 mm, hindfoot 9-11 mm, forearm 45-54 mm; weight 10-8-24-5 g. Males have slightly shorter forearm lengths than females on average (at least in Namibia ). Fur of the Long-tailed Serotine is sleek, soft, and dense; dorsal pelage is variable, ranging geographically from pale brown to nearly black, generally with silky sheen (hairs with dark bases and pale tips); ventral pelage is paler, generally with creamy sheen (basal two-thirds of hairs blackish brown and terminal one-third grayish brown with cream or whitish tips). Bare face and ears are dark brown to blackish, and membranes are brown to blackish brown, usually darkening as pelage darkens. Earsare relatively short, with rounded tips; tragus is about one-third the ear length, broadest part is at base, posterior margin is mostly straight but is smoothly convex near tip, and tip is rounded. Tail is of average length for Eptesicus despite the common name and extends a few millimeters past uropatagium; calcar has well-developed postcalcarial lobe. Baculum is short, roughly triangular with concave sides, and flat but with proximal end being thicker than distal end. Skull is large for an African Eptesicus ; braincase is relatively low and narrow; rostrum is broad; forehead profile is straight; sagittal crest is slight; occipital helmet is present; and lambdoidal crests are well developed. I? is large and unicuspid (unlike many of its congeners); I” is minute; and lower molars are myotodont. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FNa = 48. Habitat. Primarily close to rivers in various surrounding habitats, such as woodland savannas, montane grasslands, marshlands, well-wooded banks, and even farmland. In Namibia , Long-tailed Serotines are known from permanent water sources surrounded by desert , and they have been captured in the vicinity of cliffs in South Africa . Food and Feeding. The Long-tailed Serotine probably forages by slow hawking in moderately vegetation cluttered areas and open areas. It is predicted to be a slow and maneuverable flier in vegetation clutter, becoming faster in more open areas. Fecal samples from six bats in West Cape Province , South Africa , contained Coleoptera (88:3% by mean percent volume), Diptera (4:5%), and Hemiptera (1:5%), along with some unknown arthropod (1%). Tympanate moths were also identified in diets in the same area. Breeding. Nine females captured in Mutoko district, Zimbabwe , at the beginning of the hot wet season (mid-November) were heavily pregnant or lactating. Activity patterns. Long-tailed Serotines roost by day in dry and wet caves, abandoned mines, small hollows in rocks, and outside wall of a building. Call frequencies in Soutpansberg, north-eastern South Africa , had start frequencies of 54-69-8 kHz, end frequencies of 28-2-31-6 kHz, peak frequencies of 30-4-33-8 kHz, and durations of 2:6—4-1 milliseconds. Recordings from the same area in another study had similar results, with peak frequencies of 30-34 kHz, end frequencies of 28-32 kHz, and durations of 3—4 milliseconds. Movements, Home range and Social organization. [.ong-tailed Serotines are usuallyreported roosting alone or in groups of 2—4 individuals, with one record offive individuals in a single roost. When roosting in groups, they usually hang together in loose clusters. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. The Longtailed Serotine is widespread and does not appear to face any major threats. It is locally abundant throughout Zimbabwe and much of South Africa , but it is considerably rare in Angola and Malawi . It might be threatened bylocal roost disturbance. Bibliography. ACR (2018), Artyushin et al. (2018), Cotterill & Happold (2013h), Crawford-Cabral (1989), Juste et al. (2013), Kearney (2005), Kearney, Van Cakenberghe et al. (2008), Kearney, Volleth et al. (2002), Linden et al. (2014), Lynch (1994), McBee et al. (1987), Monadjem, Cotterill & Jacobs (2017), Monadjem, Tayloret al. (2010), Rautenbach (1982), Schlitter & Aggundey (1986), Schoeman & Jacobs (2003), Taylor (1998, 2000), Taylor, Sowler et al. (2013).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus hottentotus	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	hottentotus	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. J.	2:59	Long-tailed Serotine	 angusticeps Shortridge and Carter, 1938; megalurus Temminck, 1840; <b> pallidior </b> Shortridge, 1942; smithii Wagner, 1855; <b> bensoni </b> Roberts, 1946; <b> portavernus </b> Schlitter and Aggundey, 1986.	South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Uitenhage.	South Africa to Angola and Kenya.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Subgenus Cnephaeus .  Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Eptesicus hottentotus	23	Long-tailed Serotine	Hottentot Bat|Long-tailed House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	VESPERTILIONINAE	EPTESICINI	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	hottentotus	A. Smith	1833	1						Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.			hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833)|megalurus (Temminck, 1840)|minutus (A. Smith, 1849)|smithii (J. A. Wagner, 1855)|smithii (J. A. Wagner, 1855)|angusticeps (Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938)|pallidior Shortridge, 1942|bensoni Roberts, 1946|portavernus Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986	NA	NA	Kenya|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Lesotho|Eswatini?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Eptesicus_hottentotus	0	sciname match	Eptesicus_hottentotus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	7931	Eptesicus hottentotus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Eptesicus	hottentotus	(A. Smith, 1833)	According to Monadjem et al. (2010), three species have previously been recognised in southern Africa: Eptesicus hottentotus hottentotus from the Eastern and Western Cape (Meester et al. 1986), E . h . pallidor from the Northern Cape and Namibia (Meester et al. 1986), and E . h . bensoni from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eastern South Africa (Skinner &; Chimimba 2005). However, E . h . pallidor is considered a synonym of E . h . hottentotus by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986). Conversely, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses, Juste et al. (2013) retain only R . h . hottentotus and R . h . pallidior (but they only included material from South Africa). Further molecular studies are required. Morphological and molecular research supports the notion that E . hottentotus is the only member of the genus in southern Africa (Kearney et al. 2002).	20000000	Eptesicus hottentotus	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, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.	Most specimens appear to have been collected close to rivers, or in a range of surrounding habitats including montane grassland, marshland and well-wooded banks (Skinner and Chimimba 2005). It has been recorded roosting in small groups of three or four animals in dry and wet caves, mines, and similar habitats. A single specimen was collected hanging on the outside wall of a building in Zimbabwe (Skinner and Chimimba 2005).	There appear to be no major threats to this species.	Although the species is considered to be sparsely distributed, it is locally common in part of the ranges, such as Zimbabwe but is thought to be rarer elsewhere (e.g. South Africa).	Unknown	This largely Southern African species ranges from southern Angola in west, through parts of Namibia, South Africa, southern Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, with a single record as far north as southwestern Kenya.		Terrestrial	It has been recorded from several protected areas in South Africa, and presumably is present in protected areas within other parts of the species range. Further studies are needed into the distribution of this species.	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	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	hottentotus	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. J.	2:59	Long-tailed Serotine	 angusticeps Shortridge and Carter, 1938; megalurus Temminck, 1840; <b> pallidior </b> Shortridge, 1942; smithii Wagner, 1855; <b> bensoni </b> Roberts, 1946; <b> portavernus </b> Schlitter and Aggundey, 1986.	South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Uitenhage.	South Africa to Angola and Kenya.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Subgenus Cnephaeus .  Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).	Eptesicus hottentotus	1005522	23	Long-tailed Serotine	Hottentot Bat|Long-tailed House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	VESPERTILIONINAE	EPTESICINI	Eptesicus	Cnephaeus	hottentotus	A. Smith	1833	1						Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.			hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833)|megalurus (Temminck, 1840)|minutus (A. Smith, 1849)|smithii (J. A. Wagner, 1855)|smithii (J. A. Wagner, 1855)|angusticeps (Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938)|pallidior Shortridge, 1942|bensoni Roberts, 1946|portavernus Schlitter & Aggundey, 1986	NA	NA				Kenya|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Lesotho|Eswatini?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC	0	0	0	Eptesicus_hottentotus	0	sciname match	Eptesicus_hottentotus	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	Cnephaeus_hottentotus	1005522	23	Long-tailed Serotine	Hottentot Bat|Long-tailed House Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Nycticeiini	Cnephaeus	NA	hottentotus	A. Smith	1	Vespertilio Hottentota	Smith, A. 1833. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)1(2):49-64.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968175	untraced (number not known)	nonexistent		Uitenhage, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.	-33.7667	25.4	moved from Eptesicus to Cnephaeus	Cláudio, V. C., Novaes, R. L., Gardner, A. L., Nogueira, M. R., Wilson, D. E., Maldonado, J. E., ... & Moratelli, R. (2023). Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 40, e22029.				Kenya|Angola|Namibia|Zambia|Malawi|Mozambique|Zimbabwe|South Africa|Lesotho|Eswatini?	Africa	Afrotropic	LC (as Eptesicus hottentotus)	0	0	0	Eptesicus_hottentotus	0	sciname match	Eptesicus_hottentotus	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	Cnephaeus		hottentotus	A. Smith	1833	1	S. Afr. J.	2:59	Long-tailed Serotine	angusticeps Shortridge and Carter, 1938; megalurus Temminck, 1840; pallidior Shortridge, 1942; smithii Wagner, 1855; bensoni Roberts, 1946; portavernus Schlitter and Aggundey, 1986.	South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Uitenhage.	South Africa to Angola and Kenya.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7931/22117704/' target='_blank'>Least Concern as Eptesicus hottentotus</a>	Revised by Schlitter and Aggundey (1986) as well as Juste et al. (2012).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Eptesicus hottentotus; Eptesicus hottentotus; Eptesicus hottentotus; Eptesicus hottentotus; Eptesicus hottentotus; Eptesicus hottentotus; hottentotus; bensoni; portavernus; angusticeps; megalurus; pallidior; smithii; hottentotus; bensoni; portavernus; hottentotus - pallidioris?; pallidior; bensoni; portavernus; angusticeps; megalurus; pallidior - smithii; hottentotus; megalurus; minutus; smithii; angusticeps; pallidior; bensoni; portavernus; Sérotine hottentote; Hottentotten-Breitflligelfledermaus; Eptesicus de cola larga; Hottentot Bat; Hottentot Serotine Bat; Long-tailed Greater Serotine Bat; Long-tailed House Bat; Long-tailed Serotine Bat; Long-tailed Serotine; Hottentot Bat; Long-tailed House Bat; Long-tailed Serotine; Long-tailed Serotine; E. hottentotus