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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderChiroptera
  5. ›familyVespertilionidae
  6. ›genusPipistrellus
Pipistrellus tenuis
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Least Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus tenuis (Temminck, 1840)

Also calledPipistrelle gréle (fra) · Winzige Zwergfledermaus (deu)

First described in: Monogr. Mamm. vol.2 p.229

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

distribution

Distribution: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. In Myanmar, recorded in Rakhine State (Tai-Gyo Village, Ngapali Beach, Chan-pyin village, Bout-thi-su Quarter, Kya-ma-thaut), Sagaing Region (Homalin, Kabaw Valley, Nanyaseik, Phawzaw, and Maungkan), Kachin and Shan States (Bates et al. 2005; Pearch et al. 2003).

Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist

child_taxa

Subspecies:: Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. tenuis Temminck 1840 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. mimus Wroughton 1899 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. murrayi Andrews 1900 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. nitidus Tomes 1859 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. ponceleti Troughton 1936 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. portensis Allen 1906 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. sewelanus Oei 1960 Subspecies Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) tenuis subsp. subulidens Miller 1901

Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae

conservation

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae

discussion

Discussion: Subgenus Pipistrellus. Does not include adamsi, angulatus, collinus, orientalis, papuanus, wattsi, or westralis; see Kitchener et al. (1986), but also see Koopman (1984 c, 1994) and Corbet and Hill (1992). See also Koopman (1973) and McKean and Price (1978) for discussion of synonyms. Reviewed in part by Bates and Harrison (1997) and Hendrichsen et al. (2001 b). This complex may include more than one species.

Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae

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