| Ejeta’s yellow bat | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. ejetai |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus ejetai Brooks & Bickham, 2014 | |
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Ejeta's yellow bat or Ejeta's house bat (Scotophilus ejetai) is a species of vesper bat endemic to in Ethiopia. It was described as a new species of bat in 2014.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 2014. The eponym for the species name "ejetai" is Ethiopian-American scientist Gebisa Ejeta. Ejeta was honored with the species name because the holotype was collected from Ethiopia, and "the results of work have dramatically enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa."
Description
Its forearm length is approximately 50 mm (2.0 in). The fur on its dorsal surface is a reddish mahogany color, while the fur on its ventral surface is orange with a grayish tint towards its posterior.
Conservation
It is currently assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
References
- Monadjem, A. (2017). "Scotophilus ejetai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T84466810A84466814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T84466810A84466814.en.
- ^ Brooks, D. M.; Bickham, J. W. (2014). "New species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). Museum of Texas Tech University (326).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Scotophilus ejetai | |