Eastern greenish yellow bat
| Eastern greenish yellow bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus viridis (Peters, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Nycticejus viridis | |
The eastern greenish yellow bat (Scotophilus viridis) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Botswana, Central African Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna.
The western greenish yellow bat (S. nigritellus) of western Africa was formerly considered conspecific.