Scott's mouse-eared bat


Scott's mouse-eared bat is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Ethiopia, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and etymology

Scott's mouse-eared bat was described as a new species in 1927 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
The eponym for the species name "scotti" was H. H. Scott.
Scott had obtained the holotype near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.