Mirostrellus joffrei

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Joffre's Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1915-02-01. On bats of the genera Nyctalus, Tylonycteris, and Pipistrellus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)15(86):225-232.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255795

Original name as described

Nyctalus joffrei

Other common names

Anthony's Pipistrelle · Joffre's Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.12.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2ae0f9c-bbb6-4690-a726-6c07ded8c49c

Type locality

"Kachin Hills, Upper Burma [= Myanmar]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · India · Myanmar · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

moved from Hypsugo to the recently described Mirostrellus; includes anthonyi

Taxonomy notes citation

Saikia, U., Csorba, G., & Ruedi, M. (2020). First records of Hypsugo joffrei (Thomas, 1915) and the revision of Philetor brachypterus (Temminck, 1840) specimens (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Indian Subcontinent. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 124(1), 83-89. · Görföl, T., Kruskop, S. V., Tu, V. T., Estók, P., Son, N. T., & Csorba, G. (2020). A new genus of vespertilionid bat: the end of a long journey for Joffre's Pipistrelle (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 101(2), 331-348.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005740

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.

Nyctalus joffrei

(O. Thomas, 1915)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

joffrei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.12.1.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2ae0f9c-bbb6-4690-a726-6c07ded8c49c

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255795

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Pipistrellus affinis

(H. E. Anthony, 1941)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771930

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus anthonyi

(Tate, 1942)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

anthonyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-114849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-114849

Authority page

252

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)

Pipistrellus joffrei

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

joffrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)

N. anthonyi

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

anthonyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

N. joffreyi

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

joffreyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Hypsugo anthonyi

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

anthonyi

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 #400000205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17327/22131201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hypsugo joffrei

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

joffrei

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 #400000213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17345/22127938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mirostrellus joffrei

T. Görföl, Kruskop, Vuong Tan Tu, Estók, Nguyen Truong Son, & Csorba, 2020

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

joffrei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Görföl, Kruskop, Tu, Estók, Son & Csorba (2020:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49718)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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