Afropipistrellus crassulus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Broad-headed Serotine

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1904-03-01. New bats from British East Africa collected by Mrs. Hinde, and from the Cameroons by Mr. G. L. Bates. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)13(75):206-210.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108292

Original name as described

Pipistrellus crassulus

Other common names

Broad-headed Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ad6cfeb-933e-48e3-a59b-eae3358f0517

Type locality

"Efulen, Cameroons [= Cameroon]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Angola · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. bellieri; moved from Hypsugo to the recently described Parahypsugo, and then to Nycticeinops before now being placed in Afropipistrellus

Taxonomy notes citation

Roehrs, Z. P., Lack, J. B., & Van Den Bussche, R. A. (2010). Tribal phylogenetic relationships within Vespertilioninae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(5), 1073-1092. · Hutterer, R., Decher, J., Monadjem, A., & Astrin, J. (2019). A new genus and species of vesper bat from West Africa, with notes on Hypsugo, Neoromicia, and Pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 21(1), 1-22. · Monadjem, A., Richards, L. R., Decher, J., Hutterer, R., Mamba, M. L., Guyton, J., Naskrecki, P., Markotter, W., Wipfler, B., Kropff, A. S., & Dalton, D. L (2020) A phylogeny for African Pipistrellus species with the description of a new species from West Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Journal of the Linneaen Society, zlaa068. · Monadjem, A., T. C. Demos, D. L. Dalton, P. W. Webala, S. Musila, J. C. K. Peterhans and B. D. Patterson (2021). A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191(4): 1114–1146. · Demos, T. C., Webala, P. W., Monadjem, A., & Patterson, B. D. (2024). Nuclear introns support the subtribe Laephotina and recently proposed genera of African Vespertilionidae. Acta Chiropterologica, 26(2), 143-152.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005747

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 crassulus

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.2.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4ad6cfeb-933e-48e3-a59b-eae3358f0517

Authority page

206

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108292

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16108292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16321)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Koopman (1993:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  6. Koopman (1994:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Happold & Happold (2013:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44853/22072238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hypsugo crassulus

(K.-G. Heller, Volleth, & Kock, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Heller, Volleth & Kock (1994:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Hypsugo crassulus crassulus

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

815

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Parahypsugo crassulus

(Hutterer, Decher, Monadjem, & J. Astrin, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

Hutterer, Decher, Monadjem & Astrin (2019:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43543)

Nycticeinops crassulus

(Monadjem, Demos, D. L. Dalton, Webala, Musila, Kerbis Peterhans, & B. D. Patterson, 2020)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1140

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Monadjem, Demos, Dalton, Webala, Musila, Kerbis Peterhans & Patterson (2020:1140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/51199)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Afropipistrellus cf. crassulus

Demos, Webala, Monadjem, & B. D. Patterson, 2025

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

crassulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

145

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

Demos, Webala, Monadjem & Patterson (2025:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68419)

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