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, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry and moist savanna. It is of note as perhaps Africa's smallest bat, at average weight of 3.5 g (0.12 oz).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | P. rusticus
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| Pipistrellus rusticus (Tomes, 1861)
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References
edit- ^ Monadjem, A.; Taylor, P.J.; Jacobs, D.; Cotterill, F.P.D. (2017). "Pipistrellus rusticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T17362A22124708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T17362A22124708.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Branch, W.R.; Stuart, T. (2007). Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Southern Mozambique. Interlink Books. ISBN 9781566566391. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
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