{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{speciesbox | name = Harlequin bat | image = EB1911 Chiroptera Fig. 19.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Santiago, K. |author2=Wortham, G. |author3=Fisher, J. |author4=Waldien, D.L. |year=2021 |title=''Scotomanes ornatus'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T20058A22025092 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T20058A22025092.en |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> | genus = Scotomanes | parent_authority = Dobson, 1875 | display_parents = 2 | species = ornatus | authority = (Blyth, 1851) | synonyms = *''Nycticejus emarginatus'' *''Nycticejus nivicolus'' *''Nycticejus ornatus'' *''Scotomanes emarginatus'' | range_map = Range Scotomanes ornatus.png }}
The '''harlequin bat''' ('''''Scotomanes ornatus''''') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is the only member of the genus '''''Scotomanes'''''.
The harlequin bat is found in south-eastern Asia from India to China and Vietnam. It is a common and widespread species that lives in forests and caves and roosts in trees.<ref name="iucn" />
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Category:Vespertilionidae Category:Bats of India Category:Mammals of Nepal Category:Mammals described in 1851 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by Edward Blyth Category:Bats of Asia
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