Neoromicia grandidieri, known by the common names of Dobson's pipistrelle and yellow pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Africa. It was formerly in the genus Pipistrellus
Neoromicia grandidieri was described as a new species in 1876 by Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson, who placed it in the now-defunct genus Vesperugo. Its scientific name was Vesperugo (Vesperus) grandidieri. The eponym for the species name "grandidieri " was Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist who collected the holotype from Zanzibar.[1] Some consider Neoromicia grandidieri to have two subspecies: the nominate subspecies (N. g. grandidieri) and N. g. angolensis. It is the only member of the Afropipistrellus subgenus.
It is considered a very small microbat. Individuals have forearm lengths of and weights of . It has a dental formula of for a total of 32 teeth. It has blackish-brown wing membranes, pale brown fur, and brown ears.[2]
N. g. grandidieri occurs in East Africa, while P. g. angolensis occurs in Angola, Malawi, and Cameroon.