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| name = Chocolate Pipistrelle
| status = lc | status_system = IUCN
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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
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| binomial_authority = ([[George Edward Dobson|Dobson]], 1871)
| binomial_authority = ([[George Edward Dobson|Dobson]], 1871)
| synonyms = ''Pipistrellus affinis'' (Dobson, 1871)}}
| synonyms = ''Pipistrellus affinis'' (Dobson, 1871)}}
The '''Chocolate Pipistrelle''' (''Falsistrellus affinis'') is a species of [[vesper bat]] in the [[Vespertilionidae]] family.
The '''chocolate pipistrelle''' (''Falsistrellus affinis'') is a species of [[vesper bat]] in the [[Vespertilionidae]] family.
It is found in [[China]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sri Lanka]].
It is found in [[China]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sri Lanka]].



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Chocolate pipistrelle
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F. affinis
Binomial name
Falsistrellus affinis
(Dobson, 1871)
Synonyms

Pipistrellus affinis (Dobson, 1871)

The chocolate pipistrelle (Falsistrellus affinis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Description

head and body length is 9cm. Wingspan 24cm.

Hair soft, dense, and relatively long. Dorsum is dark brown, but the extreme tips of the hairs are pale gray, giving a slightly grizzled appearance. Underside is lighter in color. The membrane, ears, and naked parts of the face are uniform blackish brown.

Culture

Known as බොර හීන් වවුලා (meaning "dark small bat") in Sinhala.

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