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Horn-skinned bat

Eptesicus floweri (de Winton, 1901)

LCLeast Concernbats

The horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 7.2 g to 10.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the horn-skinned bat

Weight
7.2 g – 10.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the horn-skinned bat live?

Not recorded

What is the horn-skinned bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Mali and Sudan in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.

From the Wikipedia article “Horn-skinned bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horn-skinned_bat&oldid=1326899479), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the horn-skinned bat endangered?

The horn-skinned bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the horn-skinned bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusEptesicus
  7. SpeciesEptesicus floweri (de Winton, 1901)

Synonyms Cnephaeus floweri, Eptesicus lowei, Glauconycteris floweri

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Flower's serotineEnglish
  • Horn-skinned serotineEnglish
  • Horn-skinned serotineEnglish
  • Sudan horn-skinned batEnglish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the horn-skinned bat

Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.

LC, Least Concern
Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus)

Serotine bat

Eptesicus serotinus

Vespertilionidae

LC, Least Concern
Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)

Northern bat

Eptesicus nilssonii

Vespertilionidae

CompareHorn-skinned bat vs Serotine batHorn-skinned bat vs Northern batHorn-skinned bat vs Big brown batHorn-skinned bat vs Botta's serotine

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the horn-skinned bat?

An adult horn-skinned bat weighs 7.2 g – 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the horn-skinned bat endangered?

The horn-skinned bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the horn-skinned bat?

The horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/horn-skinned-bat

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BibTeX
@misc{horn_skinned_bat_2026,
  title = {Horn-skinned bat (Eptesicus floweri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/horn-skinned-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}