Pipistrellus collinus

O. Thomas, 1920

Greater Papuan 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

Thomas, O. 1920-11-30. New small mammals from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)6(36):533-537.

Original name as described

Pipistrellus papuanus collinus

Other common names

Mountain Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.7.4

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Bihagi, head of Mambare River, British Papua [= Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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