Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species	Subspecies	Nomenclatural_Code
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Chiroptera	Vespertilionidae	Pipistrellus	kuhlii	fuscatus	ICZN

Name Authority: Mammal Species of the World

Published In: 1901

Remarks: =Pipistrellus (Pipistrellus) hesperidus fuscatus in newer taxonomy. Wilson and Reeder note that hesperidus is "distinct from kuhlii, see Kock (2001b). Lectotype designated by Kock (2001b). Chromosomal differences between populations in South Africa/Madagascar and those in N Africa strongly suggest that the southern populations (for which subtilis is apparently the oldest name) represent a distinct species (Volleth et al., 2001). Similarly, differences in ectoparasites suggest that North African and Afrotropical forms may represent different species (Kock, 2001b). It thus seems clear that more than one species is present in this complex. However, allocation of many populations is uncertain, taxonomic limits have not yet been adequately described, and holotypes of several important forms (e.g., subtilis) have not been reexamined (Kock et al., 2001b; Volleth et al., 2001). I therefore treat this complex as a single taxon, recognizing the following subspecies (which may be shown to be distinct species): hesperidus (Northeastern Africa), fuscatus (Afrotropical regions excluding Southern Africa and Madagascar), and subtilis (Southern Africa and Madagascar)."

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