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Egyptian pipistrelle

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q570762
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Summary

Egyptian pipistrelle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egyptian pipistrelle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle's instance of is recorded as synonym[4].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is classified within Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus)[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Egyptian pipistrelle is Pipistrellus deserti[7].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian pipistrelle'}[8].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Pipistrelle'}[9].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Egyptian Pipistrelle'}[10].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüsten-Zwergfledermaus'}[11].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüsten-Weißrandfledermaus'}[12].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[13].
  • Egyptian pipistrelle's taxon synonym of is recorded as Kuhl's pipistrelle[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Egyptian pipistrelle is Pipistrellus deserti[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus)[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[8], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Desert Pipistrelle'}[9], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüsten-Zwergfledermaus'}[11], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wüsten-Weißrandfledermaus'}[12].

Identifiers

Egyptian pipistrelle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 412088[15]. Egyptian pipistrelle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327681[16]. Egyptian pipistrelle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5707152[17]. Egyptian pipistrelle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 946159[18].

Why It Matters

Egyptian pipistrelle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Systematic position and taxonomy of Pipistrellus deserti (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Taxon synonym of → Kuhl's pipistrelle
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