- Cape Serotine
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Cape Serotine Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Neoromicia Species: N. capensis Binomial name Neoromicia capensis
(A. Smith, 1829)Synonyms Eptesicus capensis (A. Smith, 1829)
The Cape Serotine (Neoromicia capensis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Djibouti. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W. & Taylor, P. 2004. Neoromicia capensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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