Pipistrellus pipistrellus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Common 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

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774. pl. 54. P. pl. 54 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060102

Original name as described

Vespertilio pipistrellus

Other common names

Common Pipistrelle Bat · Small House Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1997.81

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1327940e-8e2e-4d22-9874-d98dc38bd944 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7057e018-3071-4be3-8ce7-4cc7ab08d24c

Type locality

France.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · United Kingdom · Ireland · Portugal · Spain · France · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Belgium · Germany · Denmark · Sweden · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Malta · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Greece · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Myanmar · China · Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005632

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 aladdin

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aladdin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52045780-8940-4344-9e75-b13a4daa78fd

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208104

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85333758/85333766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio pipistrellus

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrellus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1997.81

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1327940e-8e2e-4d22-9874-d98dc38bd944 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7057e018-3071-4be3-8ce7-4cc7ab08d24c

Authority page

pl. 54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060102

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Desmarest (1821:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  6. Lichtenstein (1823:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  7. Lesson (1827:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Temminck (1840:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  9. Smith (1842:136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  10. Crespon (1844:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  11. Schinz (1844:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  12. Gervais (1849:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57438731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60636)
  13. Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)

Pipistrellus typus

Bonaparte, 1845

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

typus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1997.81

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1327940e-8e2e-4d22-9874-d98dc38bd944 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7057e018-3071-4be3-8ce7-4cc7ab08d24c

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573718

Authority publication

Milan

Name usages

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

Vespertilio lacteus

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lacteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.17624.a, RMNH.MAM.17624.b

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17624.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17624.b

Authority page

245

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nannugo pipistrellus var. flavescens

(C. Koch, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4249

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

491

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512930

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

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

Nannugo pipistrellus var. nigricans

(C. Koch, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

SMF:MAMM:4250

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

491

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512930

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Nannugo pipistrellus var. limbatus

(C. Koch, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

limbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4251

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61512931

Authority publication

Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogthum Nassau

Name usages

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

Vespertilio pipistrillus

(Billberg, 1827)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Billberg (1827:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Thomas (1904:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16321)
  3. Bianchi (1922:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8482829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67313)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:199, 200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Mayer, Dietz & Kiefer (2007:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1655)
  9. Smith & Xie (2008:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  10. Happold & Happold (2013:643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85333513/196581936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio stenotos

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

stenotos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1844:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Eptesicus flavescens

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pipistrellus pipistrellus aladdin

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aladdin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

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 (2019:771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

kuzyakini

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kuzyakini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

477

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus pipistrellus pipistrellus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrellus

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 (2019:771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Myotis pipistrellus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534705

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Vespertilio pipistrelle

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pipistrelle

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217683

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

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

Vespertilio brachyotos

(Baillon, 1834)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

brachyotos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

50

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société Zoologique d'Abbeville

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Schinz (1844:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Scotophilus murinus

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026400

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

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

Vespertilio (Pipistrellus) Pipistrellus Var. Nigra

(de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47312296

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Vespertilio (Pipistrellus) pipistrellus var. rufescens

(de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Vespertilio melanopterus

(H. R. Schinz, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

melanopterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502824

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Vespertilio minutissimus

(H. R. Schinz, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

minutissimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502824

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1844:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Vespertilio pusillus

(H. R. Schinz, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502824

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Vespertilio stenotus

(H. R. Schinz, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

stenotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41502824

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Kerivoula griseus

(J. E. Gray, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324282

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus Genei

Bonaparte, 1845

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

genei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573718

Authority publication

Milan

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus nigricans

Bonaparte, 1845

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573718

Authority publication

Milan

Name usages

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

Vesperugo pipistrellus var. macropterus

(Jeitteles, 1862)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

macropterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Name usages

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

Vesperugo akokomuli var. almatensis

(Severtzov, 1873)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

almatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Mem. Sect. Zool. Amis. Sci. Nat. Moscou

Name usages

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

Vespertilio oxianus

(Bogdanov, 1882)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

oxianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

78

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus bactrianus

Satunin, 1905

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bactrianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67, 85

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

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

Vespertilio pipistrellus fulvus

(Korelov, 1947)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Вестник академии наук казахской ССР

Name usages

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

Vespertilio pipistrellus kusjakini

(Korelov, 1947)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

kusjakini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Вестник академии наук казахской ССР

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