Tylonycteris pygmaea

Feng Qing, Li Song, & Wang Yingxiang, 2008

Pygmy Bamboo Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Feng, Q., Li, S. and Wang, Y.-x. 2008-02. A new species of bamboo bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from southwestern China. Zoological Science 25(2):225-234.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.25.225

Original name as described

Tylonycteris pygmaeus

Type material

KIZ 2004027

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Damenglong (100°42'E, 21°35'N), Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan, China, alt. 670 m."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

recently described; originally spelt 'pygmaeus', but was changed to 'pygmaea' for gender agreement

Taxonomy notes citation

Feng, Q., Li, S., & Wang, Y. (2008). A new species of bamboo bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from southwestern China. Zoological Science, 25(2), 225-234.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005780

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.

Tylonycteris pygmaeus

Feng Qing, Li Song, & Wang Yingxiang, 2008

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 2004027

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Zoological Science

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85342580/85342583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tylonycteris pygmaea

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pygmaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

786

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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