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Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)

About Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Bats
  • Family: Vespertilionidae

The canyon bat, also known as the western pipistrelle, or American parastrelle is a species of vesper bat. 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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Visits

  • 2006-08-08

    Canyonlands National Park, United States of America
    ID based on daylight sighting. Also, this is supposed to be the common bat here.