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Pipistrellus kuhlii Natterer 1819 (Kuhl's pipistrelle)

Mammalia - Vespertilionidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 234747

Alternative combination: Vespertilio kuhlii

Belongs to Pipistrellus according to A. Dragu et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Pipistrellus hesperus, Pipistrellus nathusii, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus savii, Pipistrellus subflavus, Pipistrellus tenuis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 14.3, humerus length 21.5, radius length 33.7, scapula 10.9 x 5.8, skull 13.2 x 9.1, tibia length 12.6

Estimated body mass: 19.4 g based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length