Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

(J. Gould, 1858)

Eastern False Pipistrelle

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Vespertilionini
Genus : Falsistrellus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1858. [Part x]. Pl. I-19, II-5, II-8, II-9, II-10, II-11, II-51, III-3, III-15, III-16, III-17, III-20, III-31, III-45, III-48 in Gould, J. 1845-1863. Mammals of Australia. In three volumes. John Gould, London.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49706143

Original name as described

Vespertilio tasmaniensis

Other common names

Eastern Falsistrelle · Great Pipistrelle · Tasmanian Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.22.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6fc8f5ed-d0fb-42e9-975b-4922784c7e4e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f90a5715-1b27-4ee3-af28-c914987b3324

Type locality

Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005711

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.

Vespertilio tasmaniensis

(J. Gould, 1858)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tasmaniensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.22.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6fc8f5ed-d0fb-42e9-975b-4922784c7e4e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f90a5715-1b27-4ee3-af28-c914987b3324

Authority page

pl. III-48 (text)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49706143

Authority publication

London

Vesperugo Krefftii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1869)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

krefftii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3543

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36276617

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Vespertilio tasmanensis

(J. Gould, 1858)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tasmanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

pl. III-48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49706142

Authority publication

London

Pipistrellus tasmaniensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tasmaniensis

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) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tasmaniensis

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 #17367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17367/22123618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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