Pipistrellus nanulus Thomas 1904 ...
27. Tiny Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nanulus French: Pipistrelle minuscule / German: Kleine Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Pipistrela minuscula Other common names: Dwarf Pipistrelle Bat, Tiny Pipistrelle Bat Taxonomy. Pipistrellus nanulus Thomas, 1904, “Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon].” Recently collected s...
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| Summary: | 27. Tiny Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nanulus French: Pipistrelle minuscule / German: Kleine Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Pipistrela minuscula Other common names: Dwarf Pipistrelle Bat, Tiny Pipistrelle Bat Taxonomy. Pipistrellus nanulus Thomas, 1904, “Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon].” Recently collected specimens of P. nanulus from Ethiopia clustered genetically as sister to P. kuhlu, although identity of these specimens needs to be investigated further. Monotypic. Distribution. W, C & E Africa from Senegal and Gambia to W Ethiopia and W & S Kenya; most records are throughout W Africa stretching E to SW Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo (including Bioko I) with a few scattered records in DR Congo and W Central African Republic. Descriptive notes. Head-body 38-47 mm, tail 21-32 mm, ear 7-11 mm, hindfoot 4-7 mm, forearm 24-31 mm; weight 2-7 g. Pelage of the Tiny Pipistrelle is dense. Dor sum is reddish brown (or light yellowish brown based on photographs of Ethiopian individuals), with ... : Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Vespertilionidae, pp. 716-981 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 776, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ... |
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