Dormer's bat

Dormer's bat or Dormer's pipistrelle (Scotozous dormeri) is a species of vesper bat. It is the only species in its genus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

Dormer's bat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Tribe:	Pipistrellini
Genus:	Scotozous Dobson, 1875[2]
Species:	S. dormeri
Binomial name
Scotozous dormeri Dobson, 1875[2]
Synonyms
Pipistrellus dormeri (Dobson, 1875)

The holotype for this species was from the Bellary Hills in Southern India and was collected by James Charlemagne Dormer, after whom it is named.^[2] Bat flies found on this species include: Basilia fletcheri.^[3]