Arielulus cuprosus

(J. Edwards Hill & C. M. Francis, 1984)

Coppery Sprite

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Eptesicini
Genus : Arielulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hill, J.E. and Francis, C.M. 1984. New bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) and new records of bats from Borneo and Malaya. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)47(5):305-329.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281958

Original name as described

Pipistrellus cuprosus

Other common names

Coppery Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1983.351

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c38b9a56-e4ac-4d4a-9694-a7b8b78bcfbe

Type locality

"Sepilok, Sabah, 5°52' N, 117°56' E," Borneo, Malaysia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia · Indonesia?

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005509

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pipistrellus cuprosus

(J. Edwards Hill & C. M. Francis, 1984)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cuprosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1983.351

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c38b9a56-e4ac-4d4a-9694-a7b8b78bcfbe

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2281958

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Arielulus cuprosus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

cuprosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40775/22134373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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