Aellen's pipistrelle
| Aellen's pipistrelle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | P. inexspectatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pipistrellus inexspectatus Aellen, 1959
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Aellen's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus inexspectatus) is a species of
vesper bat. It can be found in possibly Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is found in dry and moist savanna.[1]
Taxonomy and etymology
It was
species name "inexspectatus" is sometimes spelled as "inexpectatus," but this is incorrect.[2] "Inexspectatus" is Latin
for "unexpected."
Description
It is a very small species of bat, with a forearm length of 31–33 mm (1.2–1.3 in). It weighs only 3–4 g (0.11–0.14 oz). Its ears are short, at 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) long. Its dorsal fur is dark brown, with individual hairs bicolored. Hairs are consistently colored on its ventral side. Its
uropatagium is paler than the wing membranes. Its calcar is keeled, though almost imperceptibly. Its dental formula is 2.1.2.33.1.2.3, for a total of 34 teeth.[2]
Range and habitat
It is known from the
Conservation
Aellen's pipistrelle is currently evaluated as
IUCN because there is not enough information available to make an accurate conservation assessment.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781408189962.