Mammals of the WorldChocolate Pipistrelle
Hypsugo affinis
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Hypsugo
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- India|Nepal|Sri Lanka|China|Myanmar
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic
Other names: Grizzled Pipistrelle|Highland Pipistrelle
About this species
- Size
- Head and body about 9cm; wingspan about 24cm
- Range
- China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka
The chocolate pipistrelle is a vesper bat found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, formerly placed in the genus Falsistrellus. The total head and body length is about 9 cm and the wingspan about 24 cm. The hair is soft, dense and relatively long, dark brown on the back with the extreme tips pale grey, giving a slightly grizzled look, and lighter on the underside (Wikipedia, general species account).
The membranes, ears and naked parts of the face are a uniform blackish brown. The cached account gives no habitat, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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