Peters placed it in the now-defunct bat genus Vesperus with a binomial of V. bottae.

[3] In 1878, George Edward Dobson wrote that he considered it synonymous with the serotine bat, Vesperugo (=Eptesicus) serotinus.

[6] Until 2013, Ognev's serotine (E. ognevi) was also considered a part of E. bottae, until genetic analyses confirmed both as distinct species.

[8] It is found in several countries bordering the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East.

It can be found in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, State of Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and possibly Lebanon.