Alionoctula ceylonica

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida 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: Alionoctula
Species: Alionoctula ceylonica
Subspecies (6): A. c. borneana – A. c. ceylonica – A. c. indica – A. c. raptor – A. c. shanorum – A. c. tongfangensis

Name

Alionoctula ceylonica (Kelaart, 1852)

• Syntypes (n=2): Unknown, collected by George Pett.
• Type locality: “Ordnance Department, Trincomalie [=Trincomalee]”, Sri Lanka.

Combinations

• Scotophilus ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852: 22 [original combination]

Native distribution areas

• Pakistan
• India
• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh
• Myanmar
• China
• Vietnam
• Indonesia (Borneo)
• Malaysia (Borneo)

References

Primary references

• Kelaart, E.F. 1852. Prodromus faunae zeylanicae; being contributions to the zoology of Ceylon. Ceylon. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.123402 BHL. Mammalia BHL; Aves BHL; Reptilia BHL; Amphibia BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Srinivasulu, B. & Srinivasulu, C. 2019. IUCN: Alionoctula ceylonica  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T17332A22130600. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17332A22130600.en. Accessed on 15 April 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Kelaart's Pipistrelle