{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{speciesbox | name = Long-tailed house bat | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Monadjem, A. |author2=Cotterill, F.P.D. |author3=Jacobs, D. |date=2017 |title=''Eptesicus hottentotus'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T7931A22117704 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T7931A22117704.en}}</ref> | genus = Eptesicus | species = hottentotus | authority = A. Smith, 1833 | synonyms = }}
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.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />
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Category:Eptesicus Category:Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Mammals described in 1833 Category:Bats of Africa
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