Pungent Pipistrelle
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The Pungent Pipistrelle (Falsistrellus mordax) is a species of vesper bat
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found in Indonesia
and possibly the Philippines
.
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...
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and possibly the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Falsistrellus mordax. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.