Afropipistrellus grandidieri

(Dobson, 1876)

Grandidier'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

Authority citation

Dobson, G.E. 1876-12-01. Description of a new species of Vesperugo from Zanzibar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)18(108):500-501.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295623

Original name as described

Vesperugo (Vesperus) grandidieri

Other common names

Grandidier's Pipistrelle · Dobson's Pipistrelle · Yellow Pipistrelle

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2129

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2129

Type locality

Tanzania, Zanzibar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Uganda · Burundi · Kenya · Tanzania · Malawi · Somalia? · Angola

Taxonomy notes

split from Neoromicia capensis and includes flavescens; moved from Neoromicia to Nycticeinops before now being placed in Afropipistrellus

Taxonomy notes citation

Thorn, E., Kock, D., & Cuisin, J. (2007). Status of the African bats Vesperugo grandidieri Dobson 1876 and Vesperugo flavescens Seabra 1900 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new subgenus. Mammalia, 71(1-2), 70-79. · 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/1005749

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.

Vesperugo (Vesperus) grandidieri

(Dobson, 1876)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1996-2129

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1996-2129

Authority page

500

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295623

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Vesperus grandidieri

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835416

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Eptesicus grandidieri

(P. S. Kershaw, 1923)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989860

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Kershaw (1923:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32989860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17116)

Eptesicus capensis angolensis

(J. Eric Hill, 1937)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-85535

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-85535

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

P. c. grandidieri

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Koopman (1994:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Neoromicia capensis grandidieri

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Pipistrellus grandidieri

(M. Happold & D. C. D. Happold, 2013)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

623

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Happold & Happold (2013:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27624)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85736277/85736282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Neoromicia grandidieri angolensis

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

angolensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

823

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Neoromicia grandidieri

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

823

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Neoromicia grandidieri grandidieri

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

823

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nycticeinops grandidieri

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

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

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/1005749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Afropipistrellus grandidieri

Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba, & Červený, 2022

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

grandidieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Lynx (Praha)

Name usages

  1. Benda, Uvizl, Mazoch, Šklíba & Červený (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62780)
  2. Demos, Webala, Monadjem & Patterson (2025:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68419)

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