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Pipistrellus Pipistrellus is a common bat's scientific name. -Victoria McCombs
Chiroptera is the order for all bats. They fall under the mammal class, the next defining section would be order. All bats fall under the order Chiroptera, but they also are more specifically sorted into family, genus and different species.
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There are about 1200 species of bat with different binary (scientific) names. Some bat groups are the Acerodons, the Rousettus, Craseonycterus, Myotis, and Artibeus. Each of these genera (First half of the binary name) can have several species (Second half of the binary name).
There are 3 types of vampire bats each having its own generum and species:
Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundis
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Diphylla ecaudata
White-winged Vampire Bat Diaemus youngi
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What is the scientific name of bats?
The scientific name of bat is Pipistrellus Pipistrellus that is a common bat's scientific name .
What is the scientific name for the great white bat?
The scientific name for the great white bat is Lycalopex culpaeus.
Scientific name for vampire?
The scientific name for the vampire seems to be Vampyrum spectrum, which is a species of bat found in Central and South America known as the spectral vampire bat.
What is the scientific name for 'bumblebee bat'?
The phrase 'Craseonycteris thonglongyai' is the scientific name of the 'bumblebee bat' of streamside limestone caves in eastern Burma and western Thailand. It also is called 'Kitti's hog-nosed bat'. It's the world's smallest bat, and possibly the world's smallest mammal, at 1.1-1.3 inches [29-33 millimeters] in length and 0.071 ounces [2 grams] in mass.
Scientific name of bats?
The scientific name for bats is Chiroptera. They are the only mammals capable of sustained flight.
