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African yellow bat

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African yellow bat

Summary

African yellow bat is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • African yellow bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • African yellow bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • African yellow bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • African yellow bat belongs to the parent taxon Scotophilus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, African yellow bat is Scotophilus dinganii[7].
  • African yellow bat's Commons category is recorded as Scotophilus dinganii[8].
  • African yellow bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. dinganii'}[9].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Yellow House Bat'}[10].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Yellow Bat'}[11].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Yellow House Bat'}[12].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dingan's Bat"}[13].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-bellied House Bat'}[14].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dingan’s Bat'}[15].
  • African yellow bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbbäuchige Hausfledermaus'}[16].
  • African yellow bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, African yellow bat is Scotophilus dinganii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Scotophilus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Yellow House Bat'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Yellow Bat'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Yellow House Bat'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Dingan's Bat"}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-bellied House Bat'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dingan’s Bat'}[15].

Identifiers

African yellow bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40436[18]. African yellow bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 258952[19]. African yellow bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289875[20]. African yellow bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218529[21]. African yellow bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632149[22].

Why It Matters

African yellow bat has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
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    Parent taxon → Scotophilus
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