Pipistrellus maderensis

(Dobson, 1878)

Madeira 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

Dobson, G.E. 1878-06-15. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Taylor and Francis, British Museum Catalogue, 567 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695297

Original name as described

Vesperugo maderensis

Other common names

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.8.16.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e3fc0219-43f6-4c32-a8a6-643a1394ed0d

Type locality

"Madeira [Islands]," Portugal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Madeira · Canary Islands · Azores?

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005624

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.

Vesperugo maderensis

(Dobson, 1878)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

maderensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.8.16.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e3fc0219-43f6-4c32-a8a6-643a1394ed0d

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695297

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Pipistrellus maderensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

maderensis

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 (1982:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17315/211010717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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