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 Scotoecus albofuscus (Thomas 1890) [Scotophilus] albofuscus Thomas 1890 , Ann. Mus . Civ . Stor. Nat. Genova, 29: 84 . Type Locality: Gambia , Bathurst. Vernacular Names: Light-winged Lesser House Bat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Scotoecus albofuscus subsp. albofuscus Thomas 1890 Subspecies Scotoecus albofuscus subsp. woodi Thomas 1917 Distribution: Senegal and Gambia to Kenya , Tanzania , Mozambique , Malawi , KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: See discussion in Kearney and Taylor (1997) .