Vespadelus pumilus

(J. E. Gray, 1841)

Eastern Forest Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1841-10-30. Contributions towards the Geographical distribution of the Mammalia of Australia, with notes on some recently discovered species. Pp. 397–414 in Grey, G. (eds.). Journals of two expeditions of discovery in north-west and western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, under the authority of her Majesty's government. Vol. II. T. and W. Boone, London, 482 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=C1vRAAAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Scotophilus pumilus

Other common names

Little Brown Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1941.1523 (= BMNH:Mamm:119c)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8566d456-f33b-4cdb-bdc1-de929558f126

Type locality

Yarrundi, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005788

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.

Scotophilus pumilus

(J. E. Gray, 1841)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1941.1523 (= BMNH:Mamm:119c)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8566d456-f33b-4cdb-bdc1-de929558f126

Authority page

406

Authority publication

London

Vespertilio pumilus

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

193

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Schinz (1844:193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Eptesicus pumilus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Vespadelus pumilus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pumilus

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 #7938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7938/22120244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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