Authority citation: Kelaart, E.F. 1852. Prodromus Faunæ Zeylonicæ; being Contributions to the Zoology of Ceylon. Printed for the Author, London, 197 pp.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257269
Original name as described: Scotophilus ceylonicus
Nominal names: ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1852) | indicus (Dobson, 1878) | chrysothrix Wroughton, 1899 | raptor O. Thomas, 1904 | shanorum O. Thomas, 1915 | subcanus O. Thomas, 1915 | borneanus J. Edwards Hill, 1963 | tongfangensis Wang Song in Shaw Tsenhwang, Wang Song, Lu Changkwun, & Chang Luankuang, 1966 | tonfangensis Koopman, 1994 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Other common names: Black Gilded Pipistrelle
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae -- Tribe: Pipistrellini
Type locality: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Pakistan (PAK) | India (IND) | Sri Lanka (LKA) | Bangladesh (BGD) | China (CHN) | Vietnam (VNM) | Myanmar (MMR) | Laos? | Malaysia (MYS)
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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