Kuhl's pipistrelle
In today's world, Kuhl's pipistrelle occupies a central place in society. Whether due to its impact on popular culture, its relevance in the academic field, its influence in politics or its importance in history, Kuhl's pipistrelle is presented as a topic of interest that leaves no one indifferent. Over the years, Kuhl's pipistrelle has aroused the interest of researchers, journalists, writers and ordinary people, generating debates, reflections and discussions around its meaning, its evolution and its impact on different aspects of daily life. In this article, we will delve into the most relevant aspects of Kuhl's pipistrelle, exploring its origins, its development and its influence on today's society.
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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. kuhlii
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| Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl, 1817
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Vespertilio kuhlii Kuhl, 1817 | |
Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia. It lives in temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is a rare and infrequent visitor to Britain, usually only detected by sound-recordings.[citation needed] A specimen held at the Palestine Natural History Museum is the first record of the species to be "ensnared by a plant in the Arab world".
Taxonomy
Kuhl's pipistrelle was first named in 1817, under the name Vespertilio kuhlii, in a work by Heinrich Kuhl entitled Die deutschen Fledermäuse ("The bats of Germany"). The specific epithet was chosen by Johann Natterer, who had collected the first specimens, and commemorates Kuhl; under the rules of the ICZN, however, Kuhl himself is regarded as the authority, as the first to report the name.
The population of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan was formerly known as Pipistrellus deserti. This taxon is now considered to be a junior synonym of Pipistrellus kuhlii.
References
- ^ a b Juste, J.; Paunović, M. (2016). "Pipistrellus kuhlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T17314A22132946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T17314A22132946.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Handal, Elias N., and Mazin B. Qumsiyeh. "The First Record of a Bat Found Ensnared by a Plant in the Occupied Palestinian Territories."
- ^ Heinrich Kuhl (1817). Die deutschen Fledermäuse [The bats of Germany] (in German). Hanau.
- ^ Charles Klaver (2007). Inseparable Friends in Life and Death: Heinrich Kuhl (1797–1821) and Johan Conrad Van Hasselt (1797–1823), Students of Prof. Theo Van Swinderen. Biografieën van Groningse hoogleraren. Barkhuis. p. 93. ISBN 9789077922316.
- ^ Benda, P. 2004. Pipistrellus deserti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ^ Petr Benda; Tommy Andriollo; Manuel Ruedi (November 2015). "Systematic position and taxonomy of Pipistrellus deserti (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Mammalia. 79 (4): 419–438. doi:10.1515/MAMMALIA-2014-0024. ISSN 0025-1461. Wikidata Q37147763.
External links
Media related to Pipistrellus kuhlii at Wikimedia Commons
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