Broad-headed serotine
Species of bat
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The broad-headed serotine (Nycticeinops crassulus), formerly known as the broad-headed pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.[2] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, liberia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical forests.
| Broad-headed serotine | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Nycticeinops |
| Species: | N. crassulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nycticeinops crassulus (Thomas, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pipistrellus crassulus Thomas, 1904 | |