Least pipistrelle
| Least pipistrelle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Subgenus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | P. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pipistrellus tenuis (Temminck, 1840)[2] | |
The least pipistrelle (Pipistrellus tenuis) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Afghanistan, Cameroon, China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Description
Head and body length is 6-7cm. Forearm is 3cm. Wingspan is 18-24cm. Weight 6-8g.
Females are larger than males. Dark brown to black above, and lighter below. Wing membrane, face, and ears are black. Wing membrane has no pale margins as that of Indian pipistrell. Muzzle short and broad. Nostrils small, rounded, and placed between facial swellings. Small ears with prominent tragus and antitragus. Fur is dense, short, silky, and covers entire body.
Culture
Known as හීන් කොස්-ඇට වවුලා (heen kos eata wawulaa) in Sinhala.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[3]
- Pipistrellus tenuis tenuis
- Pipistrellus tenuis mimus
- Pipistrellus tenuis murrayi
- Pipistrellus tenuis nitidus
- Pipistrellus tenuis ponceleti
- Pipistrellus tenuis portensis
- Pipistrellus tenuis sewelanus
- Pipistrellus tenuis subulidens
References
- ↑ Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Pipistrellus tenuis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ↑ Temminck C. J. (1840) Monogr. Mamm., 2: 229.
- ↑ Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). (2005). "Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis". Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. accessed 11 Amarch 2009.
Further reading
- John O. Whitaker J. O. Jr., Suthakar Issac S., Marimuthu G. & Kunz (1999). "Seasonal Variation in the Diet of the Indian Pygmy Bat, Pipistrellus mimus, in Southern India". Journal of Mammalogy 80(1): 60-70. JSTOR
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