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Species of bat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Javan or Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus javanicus) is a species of pipistrelle bat found in South and Southeast Asia.
Eastern pipistrelle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Pipistrellus |
Species: | P. javanicus |
Binomial name | |
Pipistrellus javanicus Gray, 1838 | |
The Javan Pipistrelle lives throughout much of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
It favors human habitations, such as external crevices in old buildings, and culverts. Reports across cities suggest that they are adapted to living there despite the urban clutter. In urban areas, they are often found roosting individually or sparsely.[2]
A 2010 research paper from the Philippines regarding the prevalence of coronaviruses in bats tested several Java pipistrelle bats, but none of the tested samples gave a positive result.[3]
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