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Bronze Sprite

Arielulus circumdatus

Classification

The bronze sprite (Arielulus circumdatus), also known as the black-gilded pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Taxonomy The bronze sprite was described as a new species in 1840 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck, who placed it in the genus Vespertilio with a scientific name of Vespertilio circumdatus. Description Its forearm length is 41–44 mm (1.

Distribution

Naturalis Biodiversity Center · CC0
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