Pipistrellus hesperus Allen 1864 (western pipistrelle)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Alternative combination: Scotophilus hesperus

Belongs to Pipistrellus according to B. Kurten and E. Anderson 1980

Sister taxa: Pipistrellus anemophilus, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Pipistrellus nathusii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus savii, Pipistrellus subflavus, Pipistrellus tenuis

Ecology: volant omnivore

Distribution: found only at Fowlkes Cave (Holocene) (Quaternary of Texas)

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