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Sturdee's pipistrelle

Pipistrellus sturdeei Thomas, 1915

EXExtinctbatsExtinct

The sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 4.27 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Extinct.

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Quick facts about the sturdee's pipistrelle

Weight
4.27 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sturdee's pipistrelle live?

Not recorded

What is the sturdee's pipistrelle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Sturdee's pipistrelle (Alionoctula sturdeei), also known as the Japanese bat or Bonin pipistrelle, is an extinct species of bat that was endemic to Japan. The last time this bat was seen was in 1889. However, The sturdee's pipistrelle was declared extinct between 1996 and 2004.

From the Wikipedia article “Sturdee's pipistrelle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sturdee%27s_pipistrelle&oldid=1361998450), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the sturdee's pipistrelle endangered?

The sturdee's pipistrelle is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List: it no living individuals remain.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Extinct species. What the categories mean.

How is the sturdee's pipistrelle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusPipistrellus
  7. SpeciesPipistrellus sturdeei Thomas, 1915

Synonyms Pipustrellus sturdeei

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Bonin pipistrelleEnglish
  • Bonin pipistrelleEnglish
  • Sturdee’s pipistrelleEnglish
  • Ogasawara Abura KoumoriJapanese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the sturdee's pipistrelle

Other species in the same genus Pipistrellus.

LC, Least Concern

Common pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

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Common questions

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How big is the sturdee's pipistrelle?

An adult sturdee's pipistrelle weighs 4.27 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sturdee's pipistrelle endangered?

The sturdee's pipistrelle is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List, meaning it no living individuals remain.

What kind of animal is the sturdee's pipistrelle?

The sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sturdees-pipistrelle

MLA

“Sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sturdees-pipistrelle.

BibTeX
@misc{sturdees_pipistrelle_2026,
  title = {Sturdee's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus sturdeei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sturdees-pipistrelle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}