Ejeta's yellow bat
Species of bat
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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.
| Ejeta’s yellow bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. ejetai |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotophilus ejetai Brooks & Bickham, 2014 | |
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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 [Ejeta's] work have dramatically enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa."[2]
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.[2]
Conservation
It is currently assessed as least concern by the IUCN.[2]