Endo's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus endoi Imaizumi, 1959
The endo's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus endoi) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 5.14 g to 5.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Quick facts about the endo's pipistrelle
- Weight
- 5.14 g – 5.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the endo's pipistrelle live?
Not recorded
What is the endo's pipistrelle?
Endo's pipistrelle (Alionoctula endoi) is a species of vesper bat that is endemic to Japan. It is found in temperate forests.
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Is the endo's pipistrelle endangered?
The endo's pipistrelle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the endo's pipistrelle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusPipistrellus
- SpeciesPipistrellus endoi Imaizumi, 1959
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Endo’s pipistrelleEnglish
- MoriaburaKoumoriJapanese
Relatives of the endo's pipistrelle
Other species in the same genus Pipistrellus.
Common pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Nathusius's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nathusii

Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii

Soprano pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Indian pipistrelle
Pipistrellus coromandra

Least pipistrelle
Pipistrellus tenuis
CompareEndo's pipistrelle vs Common pipistrelleEndo's pipistrelle vs Nathusius's pipistrelleEndo's pipistrelle vs Kuhl's pipistrelleEndo's pipistrelle vs Soprano pipistrelle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the endo's pipistrelle?
An adult endo's pipistrelle weighs 5.14 g – 5.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the endo's pipistrelle endangered?
The endo's pipistrelle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the endo's pipistrelle?
The endo's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus endoi) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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