Long-tailed house bat

Eptesicus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833)

The long-tailed house bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 30 g to 30.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the long-tailed house bat

Weight: 30 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 long-tailed house bat live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed house bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed house bat or long-tailed serotine bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is found in savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, and caves.

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Is the long-tailed house bat endangered?

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

LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically Endangered
EWExtinct in the Wild
EXExtinct

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How is the long-tailed house bat classified?

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classMammalia
orderChiroptera
familyVespertilionidae
genusEptesicus
SpeciesEptesicus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1833)

Synonyms Cnephaeus hottentotus

Other names and names in other languages (9)

Hottentot batEnglish
Hottentot batEnglish
Hottentot batEnglish
Hottentot serotine batEnglish
Long-tailed greater serotine batEnglish
Long-tailed greater serotine batEnglish
Long-tailed serotineEnglish
Long-tailed serotineEnglish
Long-tailed serotine batEnglish

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Relatives of the long-tailed house bat

Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.

Serotine bat

Eptesicus serotinus

Vespertilionidae

Northern bat

Eptesicus nilssonii

Vespertilionidae

Big brown bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Vespertilionidae

Botta's serotine

Eptesicus bottae

Vespertilionidae

Gobi big brown bat

Eptesicus gobiensis

VespertilionidaeNo free photo yet

Argentine brown bat

Eptesicus furinalis

Vespertilionidae

CompareLong-tailed house bat vs Serotine bat Long-tailed house bat vs Northern bat Long-tailed house bat vs Big brown bat Long-tailed house bat vs Botta's serotine

Common questions

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How big is the long-tailed house bat?

An adult long-tailed house bat weighs 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed house bat endangered?

The long-tailed house 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 long-tailed house bat?

The long-tailed house bat (Eptesicus hottentotus) 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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Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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