Harlequin bat
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Species of bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Eptesicini |
| Genus: | Scotomanes Dobson, 1875 |
| Species: | S. ornatus
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| Scotomanes ornatus (Blyth, 1851)
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The harlequin bat (Scotomanes ornatus) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Scotomanes.
This bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam.[1]
This is a common and widespread species. It lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Csorba, G.; Bates, P.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2008). "Scotomanes ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20058A9139959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20058A9139959.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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