Pipistrellus abramus

(Temminck, 1840)

Japanese Pipistrelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up

Original name as described

Vespertilio abramus

Other common names

Japanese House Bat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.33644.a, RMNH.MAM.33644.b, RMNH.MAM.33645.a, RMNH.MAM.33645.b, RMNH.MAM.33646, RMNH.MAM.33647, RMNH.MAM.33648, RMNH.MAM.33649, ZMB 2568a, ZMB 2568b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33644.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33644.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33645.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33645.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33646 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33647 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33648 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33649

Type locality

"les environs de Nagasaki," Kyushu, Japan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

Russia · North Korea · South Korea · Japan · China · Taiwan · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam · India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005609

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.

Scotophilus pumiloides

(Tomes, 1857)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pumiloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.11.11.87

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451158

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio irretitus

(Cantor, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

irretitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1986.529, BMNH:Mamm:1986.530

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1a3b2a43-fecd-413b-bbbe-95c1c5c2dbaf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53613b4f-3c51-4086-b430-5b9aad59128b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1c88a6b-0372-4c8d-a51b-a013d0e0ac9f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ebc9b044-8dac-4fb2-8236-cfc40f44451e

Authority page

481

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312954

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1844:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio abramus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

abramus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33644.a, RMNH.MAM.33644.b, RMNH.MAM.33645.a, RMNH.MAM.33645.b, RMNH.MAM.33646, RMNH.MAM.33647, RMNH.MAM.33648, RMNH.MAM.33649, ZMB 2568a, ZMB 2568b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33644.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33644.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33645.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33645.b https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33646 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33647 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33648 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33649

Authority page

232

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Temminck (1843:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)
  4. Schinz (1844:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Vespertilio akokomuli

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

akokomuli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2568[a], ZMB 2568[b], RMNH (no numbers given)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus irroritus

E. L. Layard, 1851

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

irroritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Layard (1851:405, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13788005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67277)

Pipistrellus abramus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

abramus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17320/22131948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio akakomuli

(Temminck, 1843)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

akakomuli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607654

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Temminck (1843:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53607654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38350)

Scotophilus pomiloides

(Mell, 1922)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pomiloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

variant

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13203407

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

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