Harlequin bat

Harlequin bat
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Eptesicini
Genus: Scotomanes
Dobson, 1875
Species:
S. ornatus
Binomial name
Scotomanes ornatus
(Blyth, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Nycticejus emarginatus
  • Nycticejus nivicolus
  • Nycticejus ornatus
  • Scotomanes emarginatus

The harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is the only member of the genus Scotomanes.

The harlequin bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam. It is a common and widespread species that lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.



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