Christmas Island pipistrelle
| Christmas Island pipistrelle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Pipistrellus |
| Species: | †P. murrayi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pipistrellus murrayi (Andrews, 1900)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pipistrellus tenuis murrayi | |
The Christmas Island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) is an extinct species of vesper bat that was found only on Christmas Island, Australia. The last individual bat was detected in August 2009 with no further sightings despite intensive efforts to locate it.