Pipistrellus etula
Torrent, Juste, Garin, Aihartza, D. L. Dalton, M. Mamba, Tanshi, L. L. Powell, Padidar, Garcia Mudarra, L. Richards, & Monadjem, 2025
Bioko Pipistrelle
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Yangochiroptera |
| Superfamily | : Vespertilionoidea |
| Family | : Vespertilionidae |
| Subfamily | : Vespertilioninae |
| Tribe | : Pipistrellini |
| Genus | : Pipistrellus |
| Subgenus | : Pipistrellus |
Species status
Authority citation
Torrent, L., Juste, J., Garin, I., Aihartza, J., Dalton, D.L., Mamba, M., Tanshi, I., Powell, L.L., Padidar, S., Garcia Mudarra, J.L., Richards, L. and Monadjem, A. 2025-06-02. Taxonomic revision of African pipistrelle-like bats with a new species from the West Congolean rainforest. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (in press).
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf020Original name as described
Pipistrellus etula
Type material
EBD 19203M
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Biao Lake, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Figs 1, 11A). It was netted on 14 April 1989 in the montane forest of the slopes of Biao Peak, which shelters the crater that currently forms Biao Lake (3.3554666N; 8.6211751E) at an elevation of 1826 m above sea level (a.s.l.)."
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Equatorial Guinea
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Torrent, L., Juste, J., Garin, I., Aihartza, J., Dalton, D.L., Mamba, M., Tanshi, I., Powell, L.L., Padidar, S., Garcia Mudarra, J.L., Richards, L. and Monadjem, A. 2025-06-02. Taxonomic revision of African pipistrelle-like bats with a new species from the West Congolean rainforest. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (in press).
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006963Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.