Pipistrellus westralis

Koopman, 1984

Northern 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

Koopman, K.F. 1984-01-31. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778:1-48.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62326857

Original name as described

Pipistrellus tenuis westralis

Other common names

Koopman's Pipistrelle · Mangrove Pipistrelle · Northwestern Pipistrelle · Western Pipistrelle

Type material

WAM M22474 (= AMNH M-216135)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cape Bossut, (ca. 18°40'S, 121°30'E), Western Australia," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005641

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 tenuis westralis

Koopman, 1984

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

westralis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M22474 (= AMNH M-216135)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62326857

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Pipistrellus westralis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

westralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17370/22123076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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