Hypsugo arabicus

(D. L. Harrison, 1979)

Arabian Pipistrelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Harrison, D.L. 1979. A new species of pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus: Vespertilionidae) from Oman, Arabia. Mammalia 43(4):573-576.

Original name as described

Pipistrellus arabicus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1980.393

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d97a599-a1a4-4399-8108-abb36f83b441

Type locality

Wadi Sahtan (23°22'N, 57°18'E), Oman.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Oman · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005714

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 arabicus

(D. L. Harrison, 1979)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arabicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1980.393

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d97a599-a1a4-4399-8108-abb36f83b441

Authority page

575

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:196, 197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Hypsugo arabicus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

arabicus

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 #400000206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17328/22131108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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