Pipistrellus papuanus

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1881)

Lesser 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

Peters, W.C.H. and Doria, G. 1881-03-31. Enumerazione dei Mammiferi raccolti da O. Beccari, L. M. d'Albertis, ed A. A. Bruijn, nella Nuova Guinea propriamente detta. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 16:665-707.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29845133

Original name as described

Vesperugo papuanus

Other common names

Papuan Pipistrelle

Type material

MSNG 11660

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Salawati [Island]," West Papua, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005629

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 papuanus

(W. C. H. Peters & Doria, 1881)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

papuanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MSNG 11660

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

696

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29845133

Authority publication

Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova

Vesperugo papuanus orientalis

(A. B. Meyer, 1899)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTD B3285 through MTD B3304, SMNS 2301

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33471548

Authority publication

Abhandlungen und Berichte des königlichen zoologischen und anthropologisch-ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus papuanus

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

papuanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

726

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340252

Authority publication

Nova Guinea

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1922:726, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17355/22127056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

P. t. papuanus

Koopman, 1994

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

papuanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

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