Pipistrellus raceyi

P. J. J. Bates, F. H. Ratrimomanarivo, D. L. Harrison, & S. M. Goodman, 2006

Racey's 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

Authority citation

Bates, P.J.J., Ratrimomanarivo, F.H., Harrison, D.L. and Goodman, S.M. 2006-12. A description of a new species of Pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Madagascar with a review of related Vespertilioninae from the island. Acta Chiropterologica 8(2):299-324.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[299:ADOANS]2.0.CO;2

Original name as described

Pipistrellus raceyi

Other common names

Racey's Pipistrelle Bat

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:185567

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2684335

Type locality

"Kianjavato, Province de Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, 21°22.84'S, 47°51.96'E, 75 m a.s.l."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Bates, P. J., Ratrimomanarivo, F. H., Harrison, D. L., & Goodman, S. M. (2006). A description of a new species of Pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Madagascar with a review of related Vespertilioninae from the island. Acta Chiropterologica, 8(2), 299-324.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005634

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 raceyi

P. J. J. Bates, F. H. Ratrimomanarivo, D. L. Harrison, & S. M. Goodman, 2006

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

raceyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:185567

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/2684335

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Bates, Ratrimomanarivo, Harrison & Goodman (2006:301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1636)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136646/21989768) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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