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Pipistrellini

Pipistrellini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains several genera found throughout the Old World and Australasia, including the pipistrelles, noctules and related species.

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Pipistrellini
Indian pipistrelle (Pipistrellus coromandra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Pipistrellini
Tate, 1942
Genera

Glischropus
Nyctalus
Pipistrellus
Scotoecus
Scotozous
Vansonia

Pipistrellini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains several genera found throughout the Old World and Australasia, including the pipistrelles, noctules and related species.123

Species

Species in the tribe include:1

References

References

  1. Database, Mammal Diversity (2026-07-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2026-07-06
  2. "ITIS - Report: Pipistrellini". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. "ADW: Pipistrellini: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.