Pipistrellus coromandra

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Indian 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

Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026401

Original name as described

Scotophilus coromandra

Other common names

Coromandel Pipistrelle · Little Indian Bat

Type locality

Pondicherry, Coromandel Coast, India.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Nicobar Islands · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005615

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 coromandelicus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Scotophilus coromandelicus

(Kelaart, 1852)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257270

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Kelaart (1852:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)

Vesperugo Blythii

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704704

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus coromandra

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17335/22130140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio de Coromandel

(F. Cuvier, 1832)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33122236

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Vespertilio Coromandelicus

(G. Cuvier, 1833)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

436

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232909

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Vespertilio coromandelicus

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814770

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Schinz (1844:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Scotophilus coromandra

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026401

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Kerivoula Sykesii

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sykesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729612

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Vespertilio coromandelicus

(E. Blyth, 1851)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation · preoccupied

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40259745

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Kerivoula Sykesi

(E. Blyth, 1851)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sykesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40259744

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Myotis parvipes

(E. Blyth, 1853)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

parvipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

581

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

Vespertilio Blythi

(J. A. Wagner, 1855)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

742 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544849

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Vesperugo nicobaricus

(Fitzinger, 1861)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nicobaricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Scotophilus coromandelianus

(E. Blyth, 1853)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandelianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

410

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267896

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1853:410, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  2. Blyth (1853:411, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  3. Blyth (1863:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctophylax Sykesii

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sykesii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

547

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6704992

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Vesperugo micropus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1872)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

micropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35721189

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus coromandrus

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

coromandrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Vesperugo blythii

(Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1966)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

blythii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

165

Authority publication

London

Pipistrellus coromandra afghanus

Gaisler, 1970

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

afghanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

conditional

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae Brno

Name usages

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

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