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Hypsugo
The genus Hypsugo contains many bats referred to as pipistrelles or pipistrelle bats (not to be confused with the genus Pipistrellus). They belong to the family Vespertilionidae or vesper bats. They are primarily found throughout Asia, the Middle East, Mediterranean Europe, and North Africa (including the Canary Islands), with a single (debated) species in Sub-Saharan Africa.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Savi's Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo savii
Chinese Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo pulveratus
Alashanian Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo alaschanicus
Cadorna's pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo cadornae
big-eared pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo macrotis
Desert pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo ariel
Stubbe's Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo stubbei
Vordermann's Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo vordermanni
Lanza's pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo lanzai
Chocolate Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo affinis
Pungent Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo mordax
Peters's Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo petersi
Mouse-like Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo musciculus
brown pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo imbricatus
red-brown pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo kitcheneri
Long-toothed Pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo dolichodon
Arabian pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo arabicus
Burma pipistrelle
speciesHypsugo lophurus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 765438.