The Christmas island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) is a species of vesper bat found only on Christmas Island, Australia. It is a small bat weighing around 3 to 4.5 grams. It has sometimes been considered synonymous with Pipistrellus tenuis however, revisions of the genus based on baculum have identified Pipistrellus murrayi as a distinct species. This is supported by genetic work conducted for the Australian Government as part of its investigation into the decline of Christmas Island ecology and the pipistrelle in mid-2009; the results of this analysis indicate that the Christmas Island Pipistrelle is closely related to but distinct from other Asian pipistrelles. Grave fears are held that the species may now be extinct, with the last individual bat seen in August 2009 with no further
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| - The Christmas island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) is a species of vesper bat found only on Christmas Island, Australia. It is a small bat weighing around 3 to 4.5 grams. It has sometimes been considered synonymous with Pipistrellus tenuis however, revisions of the genus based on baculum have identified Pipistrellus murrayi as a distinct species. This is supported by genetic work conducted for the Australian Government as part of its investigation into the decline of Christmas Island ecology and the pipistrelle in mid-2009; the results of this analysis indicate that the Christmas Island Pipistrelle is closely related to but distinct from other Asian pipistrelles. Grave fears are held that the species may now be extinct, with the last individual bat seen in August 2009 with no further
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| - The Christmas island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) is a species of vesper bat found only on Christmas Island, Australia. It is a small bat weighing around 3 to 4.5 grams. It has sometimes been considered synonymous with Pipistrellus tenuis however, revisions of the genus based on baculum have identified Pipistrellus murrayi as a distinct species. This is supported by genetic work conducted for the Australian Government as part of its investigation into the decline of Christmas Island ecology and the pipistrelle in mid-2009; the results of this analysis indicate that the Christmas Island Pipistrelle is closely related to but distinct from other Asian pipistrelles. Grave fears are held that the species may now be extinct, with the last individual bat seen in August 2009 with no further sightings despite intensive efforts to locate the species.
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