Hypsugo ariel Thomas 1904

Hypsugo ariel Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 157.

Type Locality: Sudan, Kassala Province, Wadi Alagi (22°N, 35°E), 2,000 ft. (610 m).

Vernacular Names: Fairy Pipistrelle.

Distribution: Israel, Jordan, N Sudan, possibly Egypt.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable as Pipistrellus ariel .

Discussion: Reviewed by Harrison and Bates (1991). May include arabicus and bodenheimeri, see Benda et al. (2002).