Pipistrellus collinus Thomas 1920 ...

• 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 collinus; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6581223; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6581223

43. Greater Papuan Pipistrelle Pipistrellus collinus French: Pipistrelle des montagnes / German: GroRRe Papua-Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Pipistrela grande de Papua Other common names: Mountain Pipistrelle Taxonomy. Pipistrellus papuanus collinus Thomas, 1920, “Bihagi, head of Mambare River, British Papua [= Papua New Guineal.” Pipistrellus collinus and all other Papuan and Australian Pipistrellus species have been included under ' P tenuis but are considered distinct species here based on morphology. Monotypic. Distribution. Central Cordillera of New Guinea and Goodenough I. Descriptive notes. Head-body 34-8-53 mm,tail 30-45-2 mm, ear 7-5-13 mm, hindfoot 6-5—-10 mm, forearm 34-38-5 mm; weight 4-3-8-5 g. The Greater Papuan Pipistrelle is the largest Pipistrellus in New Guinea. It is apparently sexually dimorphic according to T. F. Flannery in 1995, with males being more drab brown and females more reddish or gold-tinged. Pelage is long. Dorsum varies from drab medium brown to reddish; venter is considerably ... : 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 782, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6397752 ...