Summary ²

Pipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word pipistrello, meaning "bat" (from Latin vespertilio "bird of evening, bat").

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Phil Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/classic/pipistrellus_mimus/medium.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipistrellus

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Bats of the World
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• VertNet

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