Parastrellus hesperus

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) hesperus
Subspecies: P. (P.) h. hesperus – P. (P.) h. maximus

Name

Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) hesperus H. Allen, 1864

Type locality: USA, California, Imperial Co., Old Fort Yuma.

Synonyms

• Pipistrellus platycephlus Temminck, 1832

References

• H. Allen, 1864. Smithsonian Misc. Collection, 7: 43.
• Conservation status: IUCN: Parastrellus hesperus  (Least Concern)
• Parastrellus hesperus 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.
• North American Mammals: Pipistrellus hesperus [1]

Distribution

• Washington to Oklahoma (USA), & Baja California, south to Hidalgo and Guerrero (Mexico)

Vernacular names

English: Western Pipistrelle.