Least Pipistrelle
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The Least Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat
Vesper bat
Vesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...

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It is found in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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, Cameroon
Cameroon
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, China
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, India
India
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, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, Laos
Laos
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, Pakistan
Pakistan
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, the Philippines
Philippines
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, and Vietnam
Vietnam
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Subspecies

Subspecies include:
  • Pipistrellus tenuis tenuis
  • Pipistrellus tenuis mimus
  • Pipistrellus tenuis murrayi
    Christmas Island Pipistrelle
    The Christmas Island Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat found only on Christmas Island, Australia.It is a small bat weighing around 3 to 4.5 grams. It has sometimes been considered synonymous with Pipistrellus tenuis; however, revisions of the genus based on baculum have identified...

  • Pipistrellus tenuis nitidus
  • Pipistrellus tenuis ponceleti
  • Pipistrellus tenuis portensis
  • Pipistrellus tenuis sewelanus
  • Pipistrellus tenuis subulidens

Further reading

  • John O. Whitaker J. O. Jr., Suthakar Issac S., Marimuthu G. & Kunz (1999). "Seasonal Variation in the Diet of the Indian Pygmy Bat, Pipistrellus mimus, in Southern India". Journal of Mammalogy
    Journal of Mammalogy
    The Journal of Mammalogy is the flagship publication of the American Society of Mammalogists. Both the society and the journal were founded in 1919. The peer-reviewed journal publishes papers about mammals throughout the world and their conservation...

    80(1): 60-70. JSTOR
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