NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus)
  Genus - Pipistrellus
  Tribe - Pipistrellini
  Subfamily - Vespertilioninae
  Family - Vespertilionidae
  Superfamily - Vespertilionoidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii rueppellii
      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii coxi
      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii fuscipes
      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii pulcher
      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii senegalensis
      Subspecies - Pipistrellus rueppellii vernayi