Rusty pipistrelle
| Rusty pipistrelle | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | P. rusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pipistrellus rusticus (Tomes, 1861) | |
The rusty pipistrelle (Pipistrellus rusticus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna. It is of note as perhaps Africa's smallest bat, at average weight of 3.5 g (0.12 oz).[1]
References
- Jacobs, D., Cotterill, F.W., Taylor, P. & Monadjem, A. 2004. Pipistrellus rusticus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ↑ Branch, W.R.; Stuart, T. (2007). Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Southern Mozambique. Interlink Books. ISBN 9781566566391. Retrieved 2015-04-13.