"Pipistrelle" redirects here. For the light aircraft manufacturer, see Pipistrel.
Pipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae.[1] The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word pipistrello, meaning "bat" (from Latinvespertilio "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the genus has been considerably reduced as a result of work during the 1990s and 2000s, with genera such as Arielulus, Hypsugo, Falsistrellus, Neoromicia, Parastrellus, Perimyotis, Scotozous, and Vespadelus being split off. Still, molecular evidence suggests the genus is not monophyletic. Several other genera in the subfamily Vespertilioninae have also been merged with Pipistrellus in previous classifications. 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. Species of the Southern Hemisphere separated to genus Falsistrellus are sometimes referred to as false pipistrelle or falsistrelle.[2]
They are somewhat distinguished from their much larger relatives, the noctule bats Nyctalus by their weak, fluttery flight reminiscent of a butterfly, though a few species are more direct in their flight.
^Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 472–479. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Richards, G.C.; Hall, L.S.; Parish, S. (photography) (2012). A natural history of Australian bats : working the night shift. CSIRO Pub. p. 159. ISBN9780643103740.
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pipistrellus, pipistrelle, redirects, here, light, aircraft, manufacturer, pipistrel, genus, bats, family, vespertilionidae, subfamily, vespertilioninae, name, genus, derived, from, italian, word, pipistrello, meaning, from, latin, vespertilio, bird, evening, . Pipistrelle redirects here For the light aircraft manufacturer see Pipistrel Pipistrellus is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae 1 The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word pipistrello meaning bat from Latin vespertilio bird of evening bat Pipistrellus Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus source source Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Chiroptera Family Vespertilionidae Subfamily Vespertilioninae Tribe Pipistrellini Genus PipistrellusKaup 1829 Type species Vespertilio pipistrellusSchreber 1774 Species See text The size of the genus has been considerably reduced as a result of work during the 1990s and 2000s with genera such as Arielulus Hypsugo Falsistrellus Neoromicia Parastrellus Perimyotis Scotozous and Vespadelus being split off Still molecular evidence suggests the genus is not monophyletic Several other genera in the subfamily Vespertilioninae have also been merged with Pipistrellus in previous classifications 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 Species of the Southern Hemisphere separated to genus Falsistrellus are sometimes referred to as false pipistrelle or falsistrelle 2 They are somewhat distinguished from their much larger relatives the noctule bats Nyctalus by their weak fluttery flight reminiscent of a butterfly though a few species are more direct in their flight Species editJapanese pipistrelle P abramus Forest pipistrelle P adamsi Mount Gargues pipistrelle P aero Anchieta s pipistrelle P anchietae Angulate pipistrelle P angulatus Kelaart s pipistrelle P ceylonicus Greater Papuan pipistrelle P collinus Indian pipistrelle P coromandra Crete pipistrelle P creticus Dhofar pipistrelle P dhofarensis Endo s pipistrelle P endoi Hanak s dwarf bat P hanaki Dusky pipistrelle P hesperidus Aellen s pipistrelle P inexspectatus Java pipistrelle P javanicus Kuhl s pipistrelle P kuhlii Madeira pipistrelle P maderensis Minahassa pipistrelle P minahassae Christmas Island pipistrelle P murrayi extinct last sighted in August 2009 Tiny pipistrelle P nanulus Nathusius s pipistrelle P nathusii Lesser Papuan pipistrelle P papuanus Mount Popa pipistrelle P paterculus Dar es Salaam pipistrelle P permixtus Common pipistrelle P pipistrellus Soprano pipistrelle P pygmaeus Racey s pipistrelle P raceyi Ruppell s pipistrelle P rueppellii Rusty pipistrelle P rusticus Simandou pipistrelle P simandouensis Narrow winged pipistrelle P stenopterus Sturdee s pipistrelle P sturdeei extinct 2000 Least pipistrelle P tenuis Watts s pipistrelle P wattsi Northern pipistrelle or Koopman s pipistrelle P westralisReferences edit Simmons N B 2005 Order Chiroptera In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 472 479 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 Richards G C Hall L S Parish S photography 2012 A natural history of Australian bats working the night shift CSIRO Pub p 159 ISBN 9780643103740 External links edit nbsp Data related to Pipistrellus at Wikispecies nbsp Media related to Pipistrellus at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pipistrellus amp oldid 1180108863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
