Pipistrellus pipistrellus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Pipistrellus pipistrellus | (Schreber, 1774)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327651
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
The species has recently been separated into two species, P. pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus. Their respective distribution and status are not yet fully clarified (Simmons 2005).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is found in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia (Armenia), Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (Corsica), Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (East Aegean Is., Kriti), Holy See (Vatican City State), Hungary, India (JammuKashmir), Iran, Islamic Republic of, Ireland, Israel, Italy (Sardegna, Sicilia), Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia (Serbia), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Baleares), Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom (Hutson et al. 2008). This species has been recorded from Jahangirnagar University campus, Savar, Dhaka. It was earlier noted by Khan (2001, 2010, 2015) without any specimen record.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species was recorded from the roof cleft of a student dormitory.This species used variable roosting sites depending on the season but in the winter the females prefer the crevices of the building because of their maternity period to be successfully completed (Hutson et al., 2008).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is recently recorded from Jahangirnagar University campus, Savar, Dhaka. No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Not assessed (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus