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The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea. [2] It is one of the most common bat species in the British Isles. In Europe, the northernmost confirmed records are from southern Finland near 60°N. [3]
Species in the genus may be referred to as "pipistrelles" or "pipistrelle bats", though these terms are also used for species now placed in other genera, such as the western pipistrelle (Parastrellus hesperus) and eastern pipistrelle (Perimyotis subflavus) of North America.
The canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus), also known as the western pipistrelle, [4] [5] or American parastrelle [6] is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Mexico and in the western United States . [ 1 ]
The Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus), also known as Japanese pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm (1.4–1.9 in), a tail of 2.9–4.0 cm (1.1–1.6 in), and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm (1.3–1.4 in). It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings.
The pallid bat will be added to the California State Library’s list of the state’s official symbols in 2024, joining the California gray whale and extinct California grizzly bear. Show ...
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
Pipistrellus raceyi, also known as Racey's pipistrelle, is a bat from Madagascar, in the genus Pipistrellus. Although unidentified species of Pipistrellus had been previously reported from Madagascar since the 1990s, P. raceyi was not formally named until 2006.
The tiny pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nanulus) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Ghana , Guinea , Kenya , Liberia , Nigeria , Senegal , Sierra Leone , and Uganda .