Afropipistrellus eisentrauti

(J. Edwards Hill, 1968)

Eisentraut's 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

Hill, J.E. 1968. Bats from the Cameroons, with the description of a new species of Pipistrellus. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 19(1-2):43-48.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44746611

Original name as described

Pipistrellus eisentrauti

Other common names

Eisentraut's Pipistrelle

Type material

ZFMK:Mamm:1968.5

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Dikume-Balue, Rumpi Highlands, Western Province, Cameroon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon

Taxonomy notes

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/1005748

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 eisentrauti

(J. Edwards Hill, 1968)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

eisentrauti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1968.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44746611

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:197, 198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Happold & Happold (2013:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)

Hypsugo eisentrauti

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

eisentrauti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

  1. Heller, Volleth & Kock (1994:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67196)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44854/22072140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

P. e. eisentrauti

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

eisentrauti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Nycticeinops eisentrauti

(Hoofer & Van Den Bussche, 2003)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

eisentrauti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Acta Chiropterologica

Name usages

  1. Hoofer & Van Den Bussche (2003:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1645)
  2. Monadjem, Demos, Dalton, Webala, Musila, Kerbis Peterhans & Patterson (2020:1140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/51199)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Parahypsugo eisentrauti

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

eisentrauti

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)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.