Lagos serotine
Eptesicus platyops (Thomas, 1901)
The lagos serotine (Eptesicus platyops) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 11.4 g to 18.2 g and live up to 12.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the lagos serotine
- Weight
- 11.4 g – 18.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 21 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 66.7 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the lagos serotine live?
Not recorded
What is the lagos serotine?
The Lagos serotine (Eptesicus platyops) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and possibly Senegal.
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Is the lagos serotine endangered?
The lagos serotine is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.
How is the lagos serotine classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusEptesicus
- SpeciesEptesicus platyops (Thomas, 1901)
Synonyms Cnephaeus platyops, Vespertilio platyops
Relatives of the lagos serotine
Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.
Serotine bat
Eptesicus serotinus
Northern bat
Eptesicus nilssonii
Big brown bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Botta's serotine
Eptesicus bottae
Gobi big brown bat
Eptesicus gobiensis
Argentine brown bat
Eptesicus furinalis
CompareLagos serotine vs Serotine batLagos serotine vs Northern batLagos serotine vs Big brown batLagos serotine vs Botta's serotine
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lagos serotine?
An adult lagos serotine weighs 11.4 g – 18.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the lagos serotine endangered?
The lagos serotine is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
How long does the lagos serotine live?
The lagos serotine has a recorded lifespan of 12.5 years.
How long is the lagos serotine pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 66.7 days.
What kind of animal is the lagos serotine?
The lagos serotine (Eptesicus platyops) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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