Neoromicia grandidieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Neoromicia |
Species: | N. grandidieri
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Binomial name | |
Neoromicia grandidieri (
Dobson, 1876)
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Neoromicia grandidieri, known by the common names of Dobson's pipistrelle and yellow pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It was formerly in the genus Pipistrellus
Neoromicia grandidieri was described as a new species in 1876 by Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson, who placed it in the now-defunct genus Vesperugo. Its scientific name was Vesperugo (Vesperus) grandidieri. The eponym for the species name "grandidieri " was Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist who collected the holotype from Zanzibar. [2] Some consider Neoromicia grandidieri to have two subspecies: the nominate subspecies (N. g. grandidieri) and N. g. angolensis. [1] It is the only member of the Afropipistrellus subgenus. [3]
It is considered a very small microbat. Individuals have forearm lengths of 33–38 mm (1.3–1.5 in) and weights of 7–8 g (0.25–0.28 oz). It has a dental formula of 2.1.1.33.1.2.3 for a total of 32 teeth. It has blackish-brown wing membranes, pale brown fur, and brown ears. [3]
N. g. grandidieri occurs in East Africa, while P. g. angolensis occurs in Angola, Malawi, and Cameroon. [1]