Authority citation: Kitchener, D.J., Caputi, N. and Jones, B. 1986. Revision of Australo-Papuan Pipistrellus and of Falsistrellus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 12(4):435-495.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53129033
Original name as described: Pipistrellus adamsi
Nominal names: adamsi D. J. Kitchener, Caputi, & B. Jones, 1986
Other common names: Adams's Pipistrelle|Cape York Pipistrelle
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae -- Tribe: Pipistrellini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: QM JM5022
Type locality: "40 km E Archer River Crossing, Cape York, Queensland (13°27'S, 143°18'E)," Australia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Australia (AUS)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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