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| Western Pipistrelle | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Parastrellus Hoofer et al., 2006 |
| Species: | P. hesperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastrellus hesperus (H. Allen, 1864) | |
The Western Pipistrelle (Parastrellus hesperus) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Mexico and in the western United States. The species has historically been placed in the genus Pipistrellus, but molecular evidence does not show any close relationship with that genus, and accordingly it was classified into its own genus, Parastrellus, in 2006.
The Western Pipistrelle is characterised by its erratic and butterfly-like flight. It is known to be the smallest bat in the United States; an adult male averages a length of 66 mm, the female is larger at 73 mm. They weigh around 3–6 grams.
The Western Pipistrelle has been renamed the Canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus).(batcon.org)
=References
- Hoofer, S.R., Van Den Bussche, R.A. & Horáček, I. 2006. Generic status of the American pipistrelles (Vespertilionidae) with description of a new genus. Journal of Mammalogy 87(5):981-992.
- Batcon.org, http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/species-profiles.html?task=detail&species=1937&country=43&state=all&family=all&start=25
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