Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Pipistrellini
Genus: Pipistrellus
Species: Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Name

Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) [conserved name]

Neotype: BMNH 1999.43. adult ♀. [designated by Jones & Barratt (1999: 184); Opinion 2028: 85]
Type locality: “Spitchweek, near forest of Dartmoor” Devonshire, England, redefined by neotype designation as “Chew Valley Lake, Bath and North East Somersert, south west England (51º 22' N, 02º 37' W)” by Jones & Barratt (1999: 184); Opinion 2028: 85.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Opinion 2028).

Combinations

Vespertilio pygmaeus Leach, 1825: 560 [original combination]

Synonyms

Pipistrellus pipistrellus mediterraneus Cabrera, 1904: 273
- Lectotype: MNCN 1074, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull extracted. [designated by Ibáñez & Fernández (1989: 40)]
- Type locality: “Valencia, Alicante, Albacete?, Ciudad Real”, restricted to “Valencia”, Spain by Ibáñez & Fernández (1989: 40).
- Paralectotype: MNCN 1073 ♀, body in alcohol with skull missing; MNCN 1075 ♂, body in alcohol with skull extracted. [designated by Ibáñez & Fernández (1989: 40)]

References

Primary references

Leach, W.E. 1825. Description of the Vespertilio Pygmaeus, a new species, recently discovered in Devonshire by Dr. Leach. The Zoological Journal 1(4): 559–561. BHL
Cabrera, Á. 1904. Ensayo monográfico sobre los quirópteros de España. Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 2(5): 249–286. BHL Reference page.
Ibáñez, C. & Fernández, R. 1989. Catalogo de murcielagos de las colecciones del museo nacional de ciencias naturales. Museo Nacional de ciencias naturales: Madrid. 54 pp.
Jones, G. & Barratt, E.M. 1999. Case 3073. Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera): proposed designation of neotypes. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56(3): 182–186. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2003. Opinion 2028 (Case 3073) Vespertilio pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 and V. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (currently Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus; Mammalia, Chiroptera): neotypes designated. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60(1): 85–87. BHL Reference page.

Links

Benda, P., Coroiu, I. & Paunović, M. 2016. IUCN: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136649A21990234. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136649A21990234.en

Vernacular names

dansk: Dværgflagermus
English: Soprano Pipistrelle
español: Murciélago de Cabrera
suomi: Kääpiölepakko
Nederlands: Kleine dwergvleermuis
polski: Karlik drobny
svenska: Dvärgfladdermus

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