Mammals of the WorldLeast Pipistrelle
Alionoctula tenuis
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Alionoctula
- IUCN status
- LC (as Pipistrellus tenuis)
- Distribution
- Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Sri Lanka|Nepal|Bhutan|Bangladesh|Myanmar|China|Thailand|Vietnam|Laos|Cambodia|Malaysia|Brunei|Philippines|East Timor
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic|Australasia
Other names: Indian Pygmy Bat
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 6–7cm; forearm 3cm; wingspan 18–24cm
- Weight
- 6–8g
- Habitat
- Recorded from sea level to about 769m
- Range
- Afghanistan and Pakistan through India, Nepal and Bangladesh to Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesia
The least pipistrelle is a tiny bat with a head and body of 6 to 7cm, a forearm of 3cm, a wingspan of 18 to 24cm and a weight of 6 to 8g, females being larger than males. It is dark brown to black above and paler below, with black wing membranes, dense short silky fur, small ears with prominent tragi and a short, broad muzzle (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found from sea level to about 769m, across a wide range from Afghanistan and Pakistan through India, Nepal and Bangladesh to Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesia. No diet or roost information was found in the sources opened, so none is stated. Nepal's 2011 list has no matching entry, so no national status is given.
Description: Wildlife of Nepal guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)