Broad-headed serotine

The broad-headed serotine (Nycticeinops crassulus), formerly known as the broad-headed pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.^[2] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, liberia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical forests.

Broad-headed serotine
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Nycticeinops
Species:	N. crassulus
Binomial name
Nycticeinops crassulus (Thomas, 1904)
Synonyms
Pipistrellus crassulus Thomas, 1904 Hypsugo crassulus Parahypsugo crassulus Hutterer, Decher, Monadjem, and Astrin, 2019