Hypsugo bodenheimeri Harrison 1960

Hypsugo bodenheimeri Harrison 1960, Durban Mus. Novit., 5: 261.

Type Locality: Israel, 40 km N Eilat, Wadi Araba, Yotwata.

Vernacular Names: Bodenheimer's Pipistrelle.

Distribution: Israel, Saudi Arabia, S Yemen, Oman, perhaps Socotra Isl (Yemen).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt) as Pipistrellus bodenheimeri .

Discussion: Reviewed by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Gaucher and Harrison (1995); also see Riskin (2001). May be conspecific with ariel, see Benda et al. (2002).