Mammals of the WorldKelaart's Pipistrelle
Alionoctula ceylonica
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Alionoctula
- IUCN status
- LC (as Pipistrellus ceylonicus)
- Distribution
- Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Bangladesh|China|Vietnam|Myanmar|Laos?|Malaysia
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic
Other names: Black Gilded Pipistrelle
About this species
- Size
- Head and body about 9cm; forearm 4cm; wingspan 26–27cm
- Weight
- 3–5g
- Range
- Southern and south-eastern Asia, from Pakistan to Indonesia
Kelaart's pipistrelle is a small vesper bat found from Pakistan to Indonesia. Head and body together measure about 9 cm, the forearm is 4 cm and the wingspan 26–27 cm, and it weighs 3–5 g. Colour varies from almost dark brown to bright reddish brown, usually reddish brown above and paler below, with dark brown wing membranes and dense, short fur. Males are larger and brighter than females (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account of this species is only a few lines long and gives no information on its diet, roosts, breeding or occurrence in India, so this entry is limited to identification and range (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)