Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) ceylonicus

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Pipistrellini
Genus: Pipistrellus
Subgenus: Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus)
Species: Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) ceylonicus
Subspecies: P. (P.) c. borneanus – P. (P.) c. ceylonicus – P. (P.) c. indicus – P. (P.) c. raptor – P. (P.) c. shanorum – P. (P.) c. subcanus – P. (P.) c. tongfangensis

Name

Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852

Type locality: Sri Lanka, Trincomalee.

References

• Kelaart, 1852. Prodr. Faun. Zeylanica: 22.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) ceylonicus  (Least Concern)
• Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) ceylonicus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Distribution

• Pakistan
• India
• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh
• Burma
• Kwangsi & Hainan (China)
• Vietnam
• Borneo

Vernacular names

English: Kelaart's Pipistrelle.