Pipistrellus aero Heller 1912 ...

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae; Pipistrellus; Pipistrellus aero; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6567420; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6567420

29. Mount GarguesPipistrelle Pipistrellus aero French: Pipistrelle du Kenya / German: Mount-Gargues-Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Pipistrela de Kenya Other common names: Aerial Pipistrelle Bat, Kenya Pipistrelle, Mount Gargues Pipistrelle Bat Taxonomy. Pipistrellus aero Heller, 1912, “from summit of Mount Garguez [= Gargues], Mathews Range, altitude 7,000 ft. [= 2134 m], British East Africa [= Kenya].” This species is monotypic. Distribution. Recorded from three localities in W & C Ethiopia (Beko River, Yamboshi River, and Chercher Mts) and three localities in W Kenya (Marsabit Lake, Mt Gargues, and Ngong); there is an apparent record from Tana Lake in NW Ethiopia, but it does not seem to represent this species (most likely P. hesperidus hesperidus). Descriptive notes. Head-body 40-49 mm, tail 32-34 mm, ear 10-15 mm, hindfoot 5-10 mm, forearm 31-34 mm; weight 4-5 g. Pelage of the Mount Gargues Pipistrelle is dense and silky. Dorsum is dark brown, with reddish tinge; venteris slightly paler. Ears are black ... : 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 pages 776-777, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ...