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Species profile—Pipistrellus adamsi (Cape York pipistrelle)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) → Pipistrellus adamsi (Cape York pipistrelle)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats)
Scientific name
Pipistrellus adamsi Kitchener, Caputi & Jones, 1986
Common name
Cape York pipistrelle
Type reference
Kitchener, D.J., Caputi, N. and Jones, B. (1986) Revision of Australo-Papuan Pipistrellus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 12:435-495.
WildNet taxon ID
941
Synonym(s)
Pipistrellus papuanus
Pipistrellus tenuis
Alternate name(s)
Adam's pipistrelle
forest pipistrelle
northern pipistrelle
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=941.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022