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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]
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 ]
[1] [2] Almost no vespertilionines have population estimates, though seven species—the New Caledonian wattled bat, Guadeloupe big brown bat, Socotran pipistrelle, Rosevear's serotine, Japanese noctule, Madeira pipistrelle, and Genoways's yellow bat—are categorized as endangered species, and five species—the New Zealand long-tailed bat ...
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.
Lesser-known symbols include: an official state dinosaur, a state fabric and a state tartan.
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 .
The legislation, authored by State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-Los Angeles, sought a special designation for the species of bat because of the natural pest control it provides to the state’s ...
The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect bats in ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire. Sir John Thompson cited it as one example of 8,276 "consents ...