Vespadelus vulturnus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Little 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

Thomas, O. 1914-04-01. New Asiatic and Australasian bats and a new bandicoot. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13(76):439-444.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641199

Original name as described

Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus

Other common names

Little Bat · Little Brown Bat · Small Forest Eptesicus · Vulturine Little Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.375

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5c01378-a7cd-47ee-b62c-69a868339910

Type locality

Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005791

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.

Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

vulturnus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.375

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5c01378-a7cd-47ee-b62c-69a868339910

Authority page

440

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641199

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Eptesicus vulturnus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

vulturnus

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 (1982:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Vespadelus vulturnus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

vulturnus

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 #7945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7945) (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/1005791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7945/209533303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pipistrellus (Vespadelus) vulturnus

(O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

vulturnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

432

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Vespertilio pygmaeus

(Becker, 1858)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

5, col. 5

Authority publication

The Argus

Name usages

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

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