Chocolate pipistrelle

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Chocolate pipistrelle
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Hypsugo
Species:
H. affinis
Binomial name
Hypsugo affinis
(Dobson, 1871)
Synonyms

Pipistrellus affinis (Dobson, 1871)
Falsistrellus affinis

The chocolate pipistrelle (Hypsugo affinis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy[]

Formerly classified in the genus Falsistrellus, phylogenetic evidence supports it belonging to the genus Hypsugo.[2][3]

Description[]

Their total head and body length is 9 cm. Their wingspan is 24 cm. Their hair soft, dense, and relatively long. Dorsum is dark brown, but the extreme tips of the hairs are pale gray, giving a slightly grizzled appearance. Underside is lighter in color. The membrane, ears, and naked parts of the face are uniform blackish brown.

References[]

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Hypsugo affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17324A22131594. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17324A22131594.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo". Mammalian Biology. 93: 56–63. 2018-11-01. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2018.08.004. ISSN 1616-5047.
  3. ^ Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-09-19



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