Pipistrellus creticus Benda 2009 ...

• 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 creticus; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6567696; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6567696

20. Crete Pipistrelle Pipistrellus creticus French: Pipistrelle de Crete / German: Kreta-Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Pipistrela de Creta Taxonomy. Pipustrellus hanaki creticus Benda in Benda et al, 2009, “ Greece, Crete, Rouva oak forest; a pasture with creek at the Agiou Ioanni chapel, Prefecture of Irakleio [= Heraklion]; 35° 11’ N, 24° 55’ E, 940 m asl.” Pipistrellus creticus was originally described as a subspecies of P. hanaki; however, it was found to be sister to P. pygmaeus and is now recognized as a distinct species. Nevertheless, earlier studies determined that P. creticus and P. hanaki were sister species, but this was notstatistically supported and only cytochrome-b data were used. Monotypic. Distribution. Crete. Descriptive notes. Head-body 37-43 mm,tail 34-37 mm, ear 11-3-12-7 mm, forearm 29-30-3 mm; weight 3-3-3-9 g. The Crete Pipistrelle is externally similar to Hanak’s Pipistrelle (P. hanaki) but significantly smaller in body and skull sizes. Dorsal pelage is rusty brown (darkest along back ... : 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 772, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ...