Mammals of the WorldJavan Pipistrelle
Alionoctula javanica
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Alionoctula
- IUCN status
- LC (as Pipistrellus javanicus)
- Distribution
- India|Nepal?|Bhutan|Bangladesh|Andaman and Nicobar Islands|China|Myanmar|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Cambodia|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia|Brunei|Philippines|East Timor
- Realm
- Palearctic|Indomalaya|Australasia
Other names: Java Pipistrelle
About this species
- Habitat
- Old buildings and culverts; adapted to cities
- Range
- Much of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh
The Javan pipistrelle is a pipistrelle bat found across South and Southeast Asia, throughout much of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, China and Southeast Asia. It favours human habitations, such as external crevices in old buildings and culverts (Wikipedia, general species account).
Reports from cities suggest it is adapted to living in them despite urban clutter, and in cities it is often found roosting singly or sparsely. The cached account gives no description, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)