Long-Tailed House Bat

Long-Tailed House Bat

Eptesicus hottentotus

Also known as: Long-Tailed Serotine, Hottentot Bat, Long-Tailed Greater Serotine Bat, Hottentot Serotine Bat, Long-Tailed Serotine Bat

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Aerial

Diet

Invertebrate

Active Time

Nocturnal

Size

30 g

LCMammaliaChiropteraVespertilionidae

Seasonal Activity

59 sightings · 2017–2025

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae

Traits

Diet
Invertebrate
Foraging
Aerial
Activity
Nocturnal
Body mass
30 g

Photo

(c) Macy Krishnamoorthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Macy Krishnamoorthy

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Occurrence data from GBIF.