Eastern false pipistrelle

Eastern false pipistrelle
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Falsistrellus
Species:	F. tasmaniensis
Binomial name
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858)
Synonyms
Pipistrellus tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858)

The eastern false pipistrelle (Falsistrellus tasmaniensis) is a vesper bat that occurs in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including the island of Tasmania.

Taxonomy

A species of genus Falsistrellus , allied to the family Vespertilionidae. The bats are distinguished from a western species, Falsistrellus mackenziei , by the common names eastern false pipistrelle and eastern falsistrelle. ^{[2] [3]} The first description was published by John Gould in his third volume of Mammals of Australia, issued in 1858. ^[3] It is the type species for the genus Falsistrellus. ^[4]

Description

A falsistrelle bat—resembling the species Falsistrellus mackenziei—with brownish fur over the back, dark or reddish, and a lighter greyish colour at the front. The length of the forearm is 45–56 mm (1.8–2.2 in). The weight may range from 17–28 g (0.60–0.99 oz). The ear is prominent from the fur, and characteristic notches are seen at the outer margin of each lobe. The ear notch readily distinguishes it from a similar bat that occurs in the range, species Scoteanax rueppellii (greater broad-nosed bat, Rüppell's broad-nosed bat). ^[2]

References

1. Lumsden, L.F.; Pennay, M.; Reardon, T.B.; Armstrong, K.N. (2021). "Falsistrellus tasmaniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T17367A22123618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T17367A22123618.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Richards, G.C.; Hall, L.S.; Parish, S. (photography) (2012). A natural history of Australian bats: working the night shift. CSIRO Pub. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-643-10374-0.
3. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Species Falsistrellus tasmaniensis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
4. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Falsistrellus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.