What was the Christmas Island pipistrelle?
Q: What was the Christmas Island pipistrelle?
A: The Christmas Island pipistrelle was a species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family.
Q: When did biologists believe the Christmas Island pipistrelle became extinct?
A: Biologists believe the bat became extinct on 27 August 2009.
Q: How big was the Christmas Island pipistrelle?
A: The Christmas Island pipistrelle was a small bat that weighed 3 to 4.5 grams or 0.11 to 0.16 ounces.
Q: Where did the Christmas Island pipistrelle live?
A: The Christmas Island pipistrelle lived only on Christmas Island, Australia.
Q: Was the Christmas Island pipistrelle the same as Pipistrellus tenuis?
A: It was thought to be the same as Pipistrellus tenuis, but research on the bat's baculum (a penis bone) showed that Pipistrellus murrayi was a different species.
Q: What family was the Christmas Island pipistrelle a part of?
A: The Christmas Island pipistrelle was a species of bat in the Vespertilionidae family.
Q: What is a baculum?
A: A baculum is a penis bone.
