Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 451 529 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Scotophilus nigrita subsp. nigrita Schreber 1774 Scotophilus nigrita subsp. nigrita Schreber 1774 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 1: 171 . Type Locality: Senegal . Synonyms: Scotophilus nigrita subsp. gigas Dobson 1875 .