Mouselike pipistrelle

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Mouselike pipistrelle
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Hypsugo
Species:
H. musciculus
Binomial name
Hypsugo musciculus
Thomas, 1913
Synonyms

Pipistrellus musciculus Thomas, 1913

The mouselike pipistrelle (Hypsugo musciculus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

It is the only species in the genus Hypsugo known to exist in sub-Saharan Africa; all others have been reclassified into the genera Neoromicia or Nycticeinops . However, its exact taxonomic placement remains uncertain. [2]

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References

  1. Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Taylor, P.J. (2020). "Hypsugo musciculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T44855A22072827. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44855A22072827.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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