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NRLD - 327651 | Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Assessment ID
327651
Taxon name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(Schreber, 1774)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(Schreber, 1774)
Common name(s)
Common Pipistrelle, Chamchika
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Pipistrellus
Species
pipistrellus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1774)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
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).
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
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.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
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).
History
Not assessed (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232