Pipistrellini is a

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in the family

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...

. It contains several genera found throughout the

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and

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, including the pipistrelles, noctules and related species.

Species

Species in the tribe include: * Genus '' Glischropus'' – thick-thumbed bats ** Dark thick-thumbed bat, ''Glischropus aquilus'' ** Indochinese thick-thumbed bat, ''Glischropus bucephalus'' **

Javan thick-thumbed bat The Javan thick-thumbed bat (''Glischropus javanus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oc ...

, ''Glischropus javanus'' ** Common thick-thumbed bat, ''Glischropus tylopus'' * Genus ''

Nyctalus ''Nyctalus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly known as the noctule bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa. There are eight species within this genus: * Birdlike noctule, ''Ny ...

'' – noctule bats **

Birdlike noctule The birdlike noctule (''Nyctalus aviator'') is a species of bat. It nests in the holes in old trees and buildings, and sometimes in mineshafts. It is distributed across Northeast Asia, from northeast China and Siberia through the Korean Penins ...

, ''Nyctalus aviator'' **

Azores noctule The Azores noctule (''Nyctalus azoreum'') is a species of bat found in the dry forests of the Azores. It is the only species of mammal endemic to the Azores. It has been recorded on most of the islands of the Azores, and remains common on some b ...

, ''Nyctalus azoreum'' **

Japanese noctule The Japanese noctule (''Nyctalus furvus'') is a species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated i ...

, ''Nyctalus furvus'' **

Greater noctule bat The greater noctule bat (''Nyctalus lasiopterus'') is a rare carnivorous bat found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It is the largest and least studied bat in Europe with a wingspan of up to and is one of the few bat species to feed on p ...

, ''Nyctalus lasiopterus'' **

Lesser noctule The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (''Nyctalus leisleri''), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler ...

, ''Nyctalus leisleri'' **

Mountain noctule The mountain noctule (''Nyctalus montanus'') is a species of bat found in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. References Mammals of Nepal Mammals of Pakistan Mammals of Afghanistan Nyctalus Mammals described in 1906 Bats of ...

, ''Nyctalus montanus'' **

Common noctule The common noctule (''Nyctalus noctula'') is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Description The common noctule's short fur is dark brown after moulting in June (males) or July/August (females); lat ...

, ''Nyctalus noctula'' **

Chinese noctule The Chinese noctule (''Nyctalus plancyi'') is a common and widespread species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. Distribution and habitat The Chinese noctule is endemic to China and occurs in most of its provinces, plus Hong Kong ...

, ''Nyctalus plancyi'' * Genus ''

Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been consi ...

'' – Pipistrelles or Pipistrelle bats ** Japanese pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus abramus'' **

Forest pipistrelle The forest pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus adamsi'') is a species of vesper bat Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. Th ...

, ''Pipistrellus adamsi'' **

Mount Gargues pipistrelle The Mount Gargues pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus aero'') is a species of vesper bat found in Kenya and believed to be widely distributed across highlands in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyo ...

, ''Pipistrellus aero'' **

Angulate pipistrelle The angulate pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus angulatus''), also known as the New Guinea pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Identification This species is virtually identical in appearance to the ...

, ''Pipistrellus angulatus'' **

Kelaart's pipistrelle ''Kelaart's pipistrelle'' (''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'') is a species of vesper bat found in southern and south-eastern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oc ...

, ''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'' **

Greater Papuan pipistrelle The greater Papuan pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus collinus'') is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island w ...

, ''Pipistrellus collinus'' **

Indian pipistrelle The Indian pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus coromandra'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Vie ...

, ''Pipistrellus coromandra'' **

Crete pipistrelle Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

, ''Pipistrellus creticus'' **

Dhofar pipistrelle The Dhofar pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus dhofarensis'') is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Pipistrellus''. It is found in Southern Arabia, including Oman and Yemen. Taxonomy ''Pipistrellus dhofarensis'' was described as a new species in 20 ...

, ''Pipistrellus dhofarensis'' **

Endo's pipistrelle Endo's pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus endoi'') is a species of vesper bat that is endemic to Japan. It is found in temperate forests. Etymology This species was described by Japanese zoologist Yoshinori Imaizumi in 1959. He named it ''endoi'' af ...

, ''Pipistrellus endoi'' ** Hanaki's dwarf bat, ''Pipistrellus hanaki'' **

Dusky pipistrelle The dusky pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus hesperidus'') is a small pipistrelle bat found in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 m ...

, ''Pipistrellus hesperidus'' **

Aellen's pipistrelle Aellen's pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus inexspectatus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in possibly Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is found in dry and moist savanna. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a ...

, ''Pipistrellus inexspectatus'' **

Java pipistrelle The Java pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus javanicus'') is a species of pipistrelle bat found in South and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philipp ...

, ''Pipistrellus javanicus'' **

Kuhl's pipistrelle Kuhl's pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus kuhlii'') is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia. It lives in temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby ve ...

, ''Pipistrellus kuhlii'' **

Madeira pipistrelle The Madeira pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus maderensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish aut ...

, ''Pipistrellus maderensis'' **

Minahassa pipistrelle The Minahassa pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus minahassae'') is a species of vesper bat found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. I ...

, ''Pipistrellus minahassae'' ** †

Christmas Island pipistrelle The Christmas Island pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus murrayi'') was a species of vesper bat found only on Christmas Island, Australia. The species is now extinct, with the last individual bat seen in August 2009 with no further sightings despite ...

, ''Pipistrellus murrayi'' ** Tiny pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus nanulus'' **

Nathusius's pipistrelle Nathusius' pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus nathusii'') is a small bat in the genus '' Pipistrellus''. It is very similar to the common pipistrelle and has been overlooked in many areas until recently but it is widely distributed across Europe. It ...

, ''Pipistrellus nathusii'' **

Lesser Papuan pipistrelle The lesser Papuan pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus papuanus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the In ...

, ''Pipistrellus papuanus'' **

Mount Popa pipistrelle The Mount Popa pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus paterculus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., gro ...

, ''Pipistrellus paterculus'' **

Dar es Salaam pipistrelle The Dar es Salaam pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus permixtus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muung ...

, ''Pipistrellus permixtus'' **

Common pipistrelle The common pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'') is a small pipistrellus, pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea. It is one of the most common bat speci ...

, ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'' **

Soprano pipistrelle The soprano pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'') is a small species of bat. It is found in Europe and often roosts on buildings. Taxonomy Until 1999, the soprano pipistrelle was considered as conspecific with the common pipistrelle The co ...

, ''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'' **

Rusty pipistrelle The rusty pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus rusticus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sud ...

, ''Pipistrellus rusticus'' ** Simandou pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus simandouensis'' ** Narrow-winged pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus stenopterus'' ** † Sturdee's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus sturdeei'' **

Least pipistrelle The least pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus tenuis'') is a species of vesper bat. Distribution The bat is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Maritime Southeast Asia, Malesia, and southwestern Oceania. It has been recorded from sea level to in el ...

, ''Pipistrellus tenuis'' ** Watts's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus wattsi'' **

Northern pipistrelle The northern pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus westralis''), also known as Koopman's or the mangrove pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found only in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, s ...

, ''Pipistrellus westralis'' * Genus ''

Scotoecus ''Scotoecus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilio ...

'' - house bats **

White-bellied lesser house bat The white-bellied lesser house bat (''Scotoecus albigula'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Uganda, and Zambia. References * Scotoecus Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Mamma ...

, ''Scotoecus albigula'' **

Light-winged lesser house bat The light-winged lesser house bat (''Scotoecus albofuscus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Afr ...

, ''Scotoecus albofuscus'' **

Hinde's lesser house bat Hinde's lesser house bat (''Scotoecus hindei'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Oldfiel ...

, ''Scotoecus hindei'' **

Dark-winged lesser house bat The dark-winged lesser house bat (''Scotoecus hirundo'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghan ...

, ''Scotoecus hirundo'' **

Desert yellow bat The desert yellow bat (''Scotoecus pallidus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...

, ''Scotoecus pallidus'' * Genus ''

Scotozous Dormer's bat or Dormer's pipistrelle (''Scotozous dormeri'') is a species of vesper bat. It is the only species in its genus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests, a ...

'' ** Dormer's bat, ''Scotozous dormeri'' * Genus '' Vansonia'' **

Rüppell's bat Rüppell's bat (''Vansonia rueppellii''), also known as Rüppell's pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa and Asian republics such as Iraq and Israel. It is the only member of the genus ''Vansonia''. It is found in dry and moist s ...

, ''Vansonia rueppellii''

References

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