Neoromicia grandidieri

Neoromicia grandidieri, known by the common names of Dobson's pipistrelle and yellow pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It was formerly in the genus ''Pipistrellus''

Taxonomy

Neoromicia grandidieri was described as a new species in 1876 by Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson, who placed it in the now-defunct genus Vesperugo. Its scientific name was Vesperugo grandidieri. The eponym for the species name "grandidieri " was Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist who collected the holotype from Zanzibar. Some consider Neoromicia grandidieri to have two subspecies: the nominate subspecies and N. g. angolensis. It is the only member of the Afropipistrellus subgenus.

Description

It is considered a very small microbat. Individuals have forearm lengths of and weights of. It has a dental formula of for a total of 32 teeth. It has blackish-brown wing membranes, pale brown fur, and brown ears.

Range and habitat

N. g. grandidieri occurs in East Africa, while P. g. angolensis occurs in Angola, Malawi, and Cameroon.