Pipistrellus

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Pipistrellus - nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small batsgenus Pipistrellusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionidae - the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the worldpipistrel, pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus - small European brown bateastern pipistrel, Pipistrellus subflavus - one of the smallest bats of eastern North AmericaSPipistrellus hesperus, western pipistrel - of western North America

Pipistrellus

a genus of bats of the suborder Microchiroptera. The body is 3.5–10 cm long. There are approximately 40 species of pipistrelles, distributed in the tropical and temperate latitudes of Eurasia, as well as in North America, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. Five species are found in the USSR, including Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. nathusi, and P. kü hli. P. pipistrellus, which weighs 3–6 g, is distributed in the southern and, partly, the central zone of the USSR; it lives in man-made structures and is rarely encountered in natural shelters. P. nathusi is found predominantly in the central part of the European USSR, and P. kü hli is distributed in the Crimea, Transcaucasia, and Turkmenia. Pipistrelles appear at nightfall for feeding; they feed on small insects.

Pipistrellus

Related to Pipistrellus: Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus subflavus

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Synonyms for Pipistrellus

noun nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats

Synonyms

genus Pipistrellus

Related Words

mammal genus
family Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae
pipistrel
pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
eastern pipistrel
Pipistrellus subflavus
SPipistrellus hesperus
western pipistrel