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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Pipistrellus |
Species: | P. aladdin
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Binomial name | |
Pipistrellus aladdin
Thomas, 1905
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Synonyms | |
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Pipistrellus aladdin, the Turkestan pipistrelle, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. [2] It is found in Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is assessed as data-deficient by the IUCN. [1]
It was described as a new species in 1905 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected near Isfahan, Iran by Richard Bowen Woosnam during an expedition led by Arthur Churchill Bailward. [3] Its taxonomic status has since been debated: various authors have considered it a full species or a subspecies of the Indian pipistrelle (P. coromandra) or the common pipistrelle (P. pipistrellus). [4] Its status remains in dispute as of 2023, and it is considered invalid by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. [5]
It is similar in appearance to the common pipistrelle but it has lighter fur. The edge of its wing and tail flight membranes is white. Individuals have a total length of 69–82 mm (2.7–3.2 in) and a forearm length of 27–35 mm (1.1–1.4 in). It weighs 3.4–5.6 g (0.12–0.20 oz). [4]
Pipistrellus aladdin is insectivorous, consuming small moths and flies. [1]
The bat is found in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. [1]
It inhabits open woodland, semi-desert, farmland, rural gardens and urban areas, and roosts mainly in buildings, trees, cracks in cliffs and caves. [1]
Pipistrellus aladdin | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Pipistrellus |
Species: | P. aladdin
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Binomial name | |
Pipistrellus aladdin
Thomas, 1905
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Synonyms | |
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Pipistrellus aladdin, the Turkestan pipistrelle, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. [2] It is found in Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is assessed as data-deficient by the IUCN. [1]
It was described as a new species in 1905 by British mammalogist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype had been collected near Isfahan, Iran by Richard Bowen Woosnam during an expedition led by Arthur Churchill Bailward. [3] Its taxonomic status has since been debated: various authors have considered it a full species or a subspecies of the Indian pipistrelle (P. coromandra) or the common pipistrelle (P. pipistrellus). [4] Its status remains in dispute as of 2023, and it is considered invalid by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. [5]
It is similar in appearance to the common pipistrelle but it has lighter fur. The edge of its wing and tail flight membranes is white. Individuals have a total length of 69–82 mm (2.7–3.2 in) and a forearm length of 27–35 mm (1.1–1.4 in). It weighs 3.4–5.6 g (0.12–0.20 oz). [4]
Pipistrellus aladdin is insectivorous, consuming small moths and flies. [1]
The bat is found in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. [1]
It inhabits open woodland, semi-desert, farmland, rural gardens and urban areas, and roosts mainly in buildings, trees, cracks in cliffs and caves. [1]