Kelaart's pipistrelle

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Kelaart's pipistrelle
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P. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Pipistrellus ceylonicus
Kelaart, 1852

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Kelaart's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus ceylonicus) is a species of vesper bat found in Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.[1]

Description

Head and body length is 9cm. Forearms 4cm. Wingspan is 26-27cm. Weight 3-5g. Males are larger and brighter than females. Color varies from almost dark brown to bright reddish brown, but usually reddish brown above and paler below. Wing membrane dark brown. Body covered with dense, short fur.

Culture

Known as රත් බොර කොස්-ඇට වවුලා (meaning "reddish brown pipistrelle") in Sinhala.

References

  1. Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Pipistrellus ceylonicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.

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