Pipistrellus paterculus

O. Thomas, 1915

Mount Popa 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. 1915-09-30. On pipistrels of the genera Pipistrellus and Scotozous. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24(1):29-34.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151555

Original name as described

Pipistrellus paterculus

Other common names

Paternal Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.19.242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c3ef46a-78bb-4c83-a87d-14a901f45eb1

Type locality

"Upper Burma [= Myanmar]. Mt. Popa."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Myanmar · China · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Thailand?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005630

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.

Pipistrellus paterculus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

paterculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.19.242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c3ef46a-78bb-4c83-a87d-14a901f45eb1

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151555

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17356/22126738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pipistrellus paterculus yunnanensis

Wang Yingxiang, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

yunnanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 74390

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus paterculus paterculus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

paterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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