Arielulus societatis

(J. Edwards Hill, 1972)

Social Sprite

Prince Songkhla University Natural History Museum, Field no. PS200107.8. Could be Arielulus circumdatus, Bronze Sprite. Not yet directly compared with type of Arielulus societatus. Genetically distinct from Arielulus cf. circumdatus from Vietnam.
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Location:Thailand, Trang province, Na Yong District, Khao Chong Waterfall, 7.557000, 99.780000Date taken:3 January 2020Description:Prince Songkhla University Natural History Museum, Field no. PS200107.8. Could be Arielulus circumdatus, Bronze Sprite. Not yet directly compared with type of Arielulus societatus. Genetically distinct from Arielulus cf. circumdatus from Vietnam.

Distribution :

W Malaysia.

Notes :

The species identification is uncertain. This individual may represent a different taxon.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5853

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Vespertilionoidea
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Tribe: Nycticeiini
Genus: Arielulus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hill, J.E. 1972. New records of Malayan bats, with taxonomic notes and the description of a new Pipistrellus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology)23(3):21-42.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26496860

Original name as described

Pipistrellus societatis

Other common names

Benom-gilded Pipistrelle · Social Pipistrelle

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1605

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db461f0e-1ff4-4404-b36b-2e44c9b0be4a

Type locality

Malaysia, "Base Camp, Gunong Benom, Pahang, Malaya [= Malaysia], 3°51'N, 102°11'E, 800 ft. [= 244 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005510

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Pipistrellus societatis

J. Edwards Hill, 1972

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

societatis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1605

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Base Camp, Gunong Benom, Pahang, Malaya, 3° 51' N, 102° 11' E, 800 ft.

Type locality

Malaysia: Peninsular Malaysia: 3°51′N, 102°11′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/db461f0e-1ff4-4404-b36b-2e44c9b0be4a

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26496860

Authority publication

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Hill & Harrison (1987:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2301910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1498)
Corbet & Hill (1991:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Arielulus societatis:

Csorba & Lee Lingling, 1999

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

societatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

364

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

Csorba & Lee (1999:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1900)
Van Cakenberghe, Herrel & Aguirre (2002:226) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69924)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:827) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40776/22134204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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