Pipistrellus tenuis

(Temminck, 1840)

Least 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

Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link

https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up

Original name as described

Vespertilio tenuis

Other common names

Indian Pygmy Bat

Type material

RMNH.MAM.33651.a, RMNH.MAM.33651.b, ZMB 2643

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33651.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33651.b

Type locality

Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic · Australasia

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · China · Thailand · Vietnam · Laos · Cambodia · Malaysia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. murrayi

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M., Armstrong, K. N., Guzinski, J., How, R. A., & Donnellan, S. C. (2009). Taxonomic status of the Christmas Island pipistrelle, Pipistrellis murrayi Andrews, 1900, as assessed by morphometric and molecular investigations of Indo-Australian Pipistrellus. Com-monwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005639

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 portensis

J. A. Allen, 1906

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

portensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-26797

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-26797

Authority page

487

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26889599

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Pipistrellus mimus

Wroughton, 1899

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.5.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fea33963-3681-4e76-a102-49893e323522

Authority page

722

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7148469

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Scotophilus nitidus

(Tomes, 1859)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nitidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.403

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/daed34c3-a5a4-451d-8744-a6c6ae6d0a6d

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32272084

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Pipistrellus mimus glaucillus

Wroughton, 1912

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

glaucillus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.1.18.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81101ebf-f447-48b6-bded-81c9cccaa90c

Authority page

769

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30222156

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus principulus

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

principulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.3.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1589e568-b672-43ee-aba6-10122ba25d39

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255801

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus coromandrus tramatus

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tramatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.1.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/159c9c4a-b307-4b94-8d83-f3283023d187

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Vespertilio tenuis

(Temminck, 1840)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.33651.a, RMNH.MAM.33651.b, ZMB 2643

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33651.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.33651.b

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Pipistrellus subulidens

G. S. Miller, 1901

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

subulidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:104758

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/300a91cfe-9a10-442b-8907-8fe2bd05c7d3

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872962

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Pipistrellus sewelanus

Oei Hong Peng, 1960

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sewelanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMA.MAM.1565

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/ZMA.MAM.1565

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Hemera Zoa

Pipistrellus tenuis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:200, 201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/186170680/186174039) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pipistrellus tenuis mimus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mimus

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 (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus tenuis nitidus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

nitidus

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 (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus tenuis portensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

portensis

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 (2008:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus tenuis sewelanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

sewelanus

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 (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus tenuis subulidens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

subulidens

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 (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus tenuis tenuis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tenuis

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 (2019:780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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