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title: "Yellow-bellied House Bat"
description: "Scotophilus dinganii — Mamíferos. The African yellow bat (Scotophilus dinganii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-bellied-house-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-bellied House Bat

> Scotophilus dinganii — Mamíferos. The African yellow bat (Scotophilus dinganii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats.

- Scientific name: *Scotophilus dinganii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 119
- Wikidata: [Q1833054](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833054)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40436](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40436)

## Names

- en: Yellow-bellied House Bat
- de: Gelbbäuchige Hausfledermaus
- es: Murciélago Amarillo Africano
- fr: Scotophile à ventre jaune

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (52), ZM (7), ZW (5), BW (3), GH (3)

## Summary

The African yellow bat (Scotophilus dinganii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. Other common names include African yellow house bat, yellow-bellied house bat, and Dingan's Bat. It is one of fifteen species in the genus Scotophilus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_yellow_bat

## Photo

![Yellow-bellied House Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bellied-house-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347754276

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-bellied-house-bat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).