Authority citation: Gray, J.E. 1866-09. Notice of a new bat (Scotophilus welwitschii) from Angola. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866(2):211.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627683
Original name as described: Scotophilus welwitschii
Nominal names: welwitschii (J. E. Gray, 1866) | venustus (Matschie, 1899) | welwitschi Hayman, 1963 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Welwitsch's Bat|Welwitsch's Hairy Bat|Welwitsch's Mouse-eared Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Myotinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1866.4.12.2
Type locality: "Angola."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Guinea (GIN) | Ethiopia (ETH) | South Sudan (SSD) | Uganda (UGA) | Kenya (KEN) | Rwanda (RWA) | Burundi (BDI) | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Tanzania (TZA) | Angola (AGO) | Zambia (ZMB) | Malawi (MWI) | Mozambique (MOZ) | Zimbabwe (ZWE) | South Africa (ZAF) | Eswatini (SWZ) | Lesotho (LSO)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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