Scotophilus marovaza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Scotophilini
Genus: Scotophilus
Species: Scotophilus marovaza

Name

Scotophilus marovaza Goodman, Ratrimomanarivo & Randrianadrianina, 2006: 23

• Holotype: FMNH 184050, adult ♂, collected by S.M. Goodman and F.H. Ratrimomanarivo on 11 December 2004.
• Type locality: “Madagascar, Province de Mahajanga, Marovaza, 14°56’S, 47°16’E, 5 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Goodman, S.M., Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. & Randrianadrianina, F.H. 2006. A new species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from western Madagascar. Acta Chiropterologica 8(1): 21–37. DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[21:ANSOSC]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Marovaza Yellow Bat