Genus Pipistrellus Kaup, 1829

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• Pipistrellus Kaup, J. 1829. Skizzirte Entwickelungs-Geschichte und Natürliches System der Europäischen Thierwelt. Leipzig : C.W. Leske xii 204 pp. [98, 188].

  Type species:

   Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 by monotypy (as Vespertilio pipistrellus).
• Vesperugo Keyserling, A.G. von & Blasius, I.H. 1839. Uebersicht der Gattungs-und Artcharaktere der europäischen Fledermäuse. Arch. Naturv. Christiania 5(Erster Bd): 293-331 [312] [the taxon Vesperugo Keyserling & Blasius is discussed by Miller (1897: 383–384)].

  Type species:

   Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 by subsequent designation, see Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] (as V. pipistrellus Daub.).

  Secondary source:

   Miller, G.S. 1897. The nomenclature of some European bats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 20: 379-385.
• Nannugo Kolenati, F.A. 1856. Europa's Chiroptern. Allgemeine Deutsche Naturhistorischen Zeitung ns 2: 121-132, 161-192 [131, 169] [originally made available as a subgenus of Vesperugo Keyserling & Blasius, 1839); recorded from Australia by Trouessart, E.-L. 1878. Catalogue des mammifères vivants et fossiles. Rev. Mag. Zool. 3 6: 201–254 [241]].

  Type species:

   Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 by subsequent designation, see Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] (as Vesperugo (Nannugo) pipistrellus Daubenton).

  Secondary source:

   Trouessart, E.-L. 1878. Catalogue des mammifères vivants et fossiles. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. Paris 3 6: 201-254.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Miller, G.S. 1897. Revision of the North American bats of the family Vespertilionidae. North American Fauna 13: 1-135 pls 1-3 [87]
• Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85 (see for references to extralimital synonymy)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

N America, Canary Ils, Europe, Africa, Asia, SE Asian islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Pine Creek (PCK) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
  • Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
  • Western Australia: N coastal
• Solomon Islands

Nearctic Region

Oriental Region

• Philippines

Palaearctic Region

Distribution References

General References

Miller, G.S. 1897. The nomenclature of some European bats. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 20: 379-385 [383-384]

Nowak, R.M. & Paradiso, J.L. 1983. Walker's Mammals of the World. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press Vol. 1.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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04-Dec-2018		18-Nov-2010	MOVED
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