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Scotophilus kuhlii
Leach, 1822. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 13:71.
©2002
ORDER—CHIROPTERA
FAMILY—Vespertilionidae
COMMON NAME—Lesser
Asian house bat.
DISTRIBUTION—Pakistan to Taiwan and
Bali. This species is found throughout the Philippines. Recorded from
Biliran (USNM), Catanduanes (USNM), Cuyo (FMNH), Guimaras (USNM), Leyte
(FMNH), Luzon [Bulacan (FMNH), Cagayan (UMMZ), Cavite (USNM), Isabela
(FMNH), Laguna (UPLB), La Union (USNM), Pampanga (FMNH), Rizal (FMNH),
and Zambales (USNM) provinces], Maripipi (USNM), Mindanao [Davao del Sur
(FMNH), Lanao del Norte (USNM), Maguindanao (FMNH), Misamis Oriental (UPLB),
and South Cotabato (FMNH) provinces], Negros (FMNH), Palawan (FMNH), Panay
(FMNH), Sibuyan (FMNH), and Ticao (USNM). Also reported from Cebu and
Luzon [Abra] (Lawrence, 1939; Taylor, 1934). Also reported
from Carabao Island (Alcala & Alviola, 1970).
HABITAT—Commonly
roost in buildings and in "tents" formed from modified palm
fronds. They forage in urban and agricultural areas and secondary forest
from sea level to about 600 m (Rickart et al., 1989b, 1993; Heaney et
al., unpubl. data).
STATUS—Abundant
in urban and agricultural areas.
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
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