Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson 1876)

[Scotophilus] pallidus Dobson 1876, Monogr. Asiat. Chiroptera, App. D: 186.

Type Locality: Pakistan, Punjab, Lahore, Mian Mir.

Vernacular Names: Desert Yellow Lesser House Bat.

Synonyms: Scotoecus noctulinus I. Geoffroy 1831 .

Distribution: Pakistan, N India.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Included in Nycticeius by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951); but see Hill (1974 c). Reviewed by Bates and Harrison (1997). S. noctulinus may be an earlier name for this species.