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Social pipistrelle
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Arielulus
Species:
A. societatis
Binomial name
Arielulus societatis
Hill, 1972
Arielulus societatis distribution (colored).png
Synonyms

Pipistrellus societatis Hill, 1972

The social sprite (Arielulus societatis), [2] also known as the socialpipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat that is found only on the Malay Peninsula.

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References

  1. Francis, C.M.; Csorba, G. (2020). "Arielulus societatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T40776A22134204. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T40776A22134204.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.