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Sturdee's pipistrelle

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Pipistrellus sturdeei

Extinct (1889)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Pipistrellus
Species:
P. sturdeei
Binomial name
Pipistrellus sturdeei
Thomas, 1915

Sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei), also known as the Bonin pipistrelle, is an extinct species of bat that was endemic to Japan.[1]

Description

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Pipistrellus sturdeei was thought to have existed solely on Haha-jima Island in the Bonin Islands, Japan, where the only known specimen was discovered. More recent scholarship, though, places doubt on the single specimen's origin and taxonomy.[1] The previous population of this animal is unknown because only one specimen has been preserved, which is currently housed in the Natural History Museum, London. No record of Sturdee's pipistrelle has been observed since 1889.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2020). "Pipistrellus sturdeei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T17365A22123157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T17365A22123157.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.