Parastrellus hesperus

(H. Allen, 1864)

Canyon Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, H. 1864-06. Monograph of the bats of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 7(1):1-85.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817105

Original name as described

Scotophilus hesperus

Other common names

Western Pipistrelle

Type material

USNM:MAMM:5406 (= USNM:MAMM:A37406)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1882ab5-9c4f-46e7-a713-81a97792afcd

Type locality

Old Fort Yuma, Imperial County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,CA,NV,UT,CO,AZ,NM,TX,OK)

Taxonomy notes

moved from Pipistrellus to the recently described Parastrellus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hoofer, S. R., Van Den Bussche, R. A., & Horáček, I. (2006). Generic status of the American pipistrelles (Vespertilionidae) with description of a new genus. Journal of mammalogy, 87(5), 981-992.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005595

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 hesperus apus

(D. G. Elliot, 1904)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

apus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11776

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=0fdae893-e697-428b-8f08-cd3da0b8c774

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2647697

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus potosinus

(Dalquest, 1951)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

potosinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:4019

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-4019

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34567031

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus santarosae

(D. M. Hatfield, 1936)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

santarosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:118756

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc8b43c2-cbf4-4098-b97b-bef2abbbbd48

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vesperugo Merriami

(Dobson, 1886)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

merriami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186445

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d6f969ee-3a53-4b49-82a5-9479bb3694c2

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15619037

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus maximus

(D. M. Hatfield, 1936)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

maximus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:21344 (= USNM:MAMM:A36997)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3149cc8e6-9313-431f-a721-4ea7b5532684

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus oklahomae

(Glass & Morse, 1959)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oklahomae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:287970

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bca0024e-d1ab-49a1-967c-b56a32e3a1c4

Authority page

531

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus australis

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:52112

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35c91f8b9-77f9-4e61-b9e9-5ade91cf89ef

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45540581

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Scotophilus hesperus

(H. Allen, 1864)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:5406 (= USNM:MAMM:A37406)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1882ab5-9c4f-46e7-a713-81a97792afcd

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8817105

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Vesperugo hesperus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:602, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Pipistrellus hesperus

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806320

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:383, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus hesperus hesperus

(V. O. Bailey, 1936)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806320

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:383, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Parastrellus hesperus

(Hoofer & Van Den Bussche, 2003)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17341/22129352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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