Endo's pipistrelle

Species of bat

Endo's pipistrelle
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (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. endoi
Binomial name
Pipistrellus endoi
Imaizumi, 1959
Distribution of Endo's pipistrelle

Endo's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus endoi) is a species of vesper bat that is endemic to Japan. It is found in temperate forests.[1]

Etymology

This species was described by Japanese zoologist Yoshinori Imaizumi in 1959.[2] He named it endoi after Kimio Endo, saying that Endo was deserving of the honor because he had "recently collected several important specimens of bats in Iwate Prefecture, including the type specimen of this species."[3]

Description

It is similar in appearance to the Japanese house bat.[4] The baculum, however, is different. Its baculum is short and relatively straight, measuring 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in).[2] They weigh 5.6–8.7 g (0.20–0.31 oz). Their forearms are 30.8–34.2 mm (1.21–1.35 in) long.[4]

Biology

This species has a sperm storage mechanism, in which the females retains sperm in the isthmus of uterine tube after mating. All sperm not stored in the isthmus is rapidly metabolized by the enzymatic secretions of uterine epithelial cells. This species mates in autumn.[5] Females give birth in the summer. The average litter size is unknown, but twins have been observed. Hibernating individuals have been encountered hibernating November through March. Rock crevices appear to be important habitat for hibernation.[4]

Range and habitat

Of the bats that have been captured, most have been in the forest, creating the impression that it was totally dependent on forest for necessary habitat.[4][6] However, in 2006, an individual was found in a secondary forest in suburban Tokyo.[7] They have been found 100–1,500 m (330–4,920 ft) above sea level.[1]

Conservation

It is listed as near-threatened by the IUCN. This designation is based on it meeting the following criteria: ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, population decline estimated at 20–30% from 2019 to 2034, and the fact that it is naturally uncommon.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Pipistrellus endoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17340A22129827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17340A22129827.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Imaizumi, Y., 1959: A new bat of the Pipistrellus javanicus group from Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum Tokyo, no. 45: 363-371
  3. ^ Beolens, B., Watkins, M., & Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press.
  4. ^ a b c d KAWAI, K., ECHENIQUE-DÍAZ, L. M., TAKAHASHI, O., & SAITO, C. (2015). Insights into the Natural History of Pipistrellus endoi Imaizumi, 1959 from Survey Records in Miyagi Prefecture. 宮城教育大学環境教育研究紀要, 17, 53-57.
  5. ^ Son, S. W., MORI, T., YOON, M. H., & UCHIDA, T. A. (1988). Reproduction of two rare Pipistrellus species, with special attention to the fate of spermatozoa in their female genital tracts. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan, 13(2), 77-91.
  6. ^ Kawai, K. 2009. Pipistrellus endoi Imaizumi, 1959. In: The Wild Mammals of Japan. Ohdachi, S.D., Ishibashi, Y., Iwasa, M.A. and Saitoh,T.(eds.). Shoukadoh, Kyoto, pp. 81–82
  7. ^ Kasahi, T., Urano, M., Ando, K. and Takamizu, Y. 2006. Spring roosts of the Endo's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus endoi, in Okutama region, central Japan. Animate, 6, 12–26.(in Japanese)
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    Hypsugo
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    Laephotis
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    Neoromicia
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    Otonycteris
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    • Otonycteris leucophaea (O. leucophaea)
    Parastrellus
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    Perimyotis
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    Philetor
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    Pipistrellus
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    • P. dhofarensis
    • Egyptian pipistrelle (P. deserti)
    • Endo's pipistrelle (P. endoi)
    • P. hanaki
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    • Aellen's pipistrelle (P. inexspectatus)
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    • Kuhl's pipistrelle (P. kuhlii)
    • Madeira pipistrelle (P. maderensis)
    • Minahassa pipistrelle (P. minahassae)
    • Christmas Island pipistrelle (P. murrayi)
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    • Dar es Salaam pipistrelle (P. permixtus)
    • Common pipistrelle (P. pipistrellus)
    • Soprano pipistrelle (P. pygmaeus)
    • P. raceyi
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    • Rusty pipistrelle (P. rusticus)
    • Narrow-winged pipistrelle (P. stenopterus)
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    • Least pipistrelle (P. tenuis)
    • Watts's pipistrelle (P. wattsi)
    • Northern pipistrelle (P. westralis)
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    • Black-winged little yellow bat (R. tumida)
    • R. velilla
    Scoteanax
    • Rüppell's broad-nosed bat (S. rueppellii)
    Scotoecus
    • White-bellied lesser house bat (S. albigula)
    • Light-winged lesser house bat (S. albofuscus)
    • Hinde's lesser house bat (S. hindei)
    • Dark-winged lesser house bat (S. hirundo)
    • Desert yellow bat (S. pallidus)
    Scotomanes
    • Harlequin bat (S. ornatus)
    Scotophilus
    • S. alvenslebeni
    • Andrew Rebori's house bat (S. andrewreborii)
    • Lesser yellow bat (S. borbonicus)
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    • Sody's yellow house bat (S. collinus)
    • African yellow bat (S. dinganii)
    • Ejeta's house bat (S. ejetai)
    • Greater Asiatic yellow bat (S. heathii)
    • Lesser Asiatic yellow bat (S. kuhlii)
    • White-bellied yellow bat (S. leucogaster)
    • Livingstone's house bat (S. livingstonii)
    • Marovaza house bat (S. marovaza)
    • Schreber's yellow bat (S. nigrita)
    • S. nigritellus
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    • Nut-colored yellow bat (S. nux)
    • Robust yellow bat (S. robustus)
    • S. tandrefana
    • Trujillo’s house bat (S. trujilloi)
    • Greenish yellow bat (S. viridis)
    Scotorepens
    • Inland broad-nosed bat (S. balstoni)
    • Little broad-nosed bat (S. greyii)
    • Eastern broad-nosed bat (S. orion)
    • Northern broad-nosed bat (S. sanborni)
    Scotozous
    • Dormer's bat (S. dormeri)
    Tylonycteris
    • T. fulvida
    • T. malayana
    • Lesser bamboo bat (T. pachypus)
    • Pygmy bamboo bat (T. pygmaeus)
    • Greater bamboo bat (T. robustula)
    • T. tonkinensis
    Vespadelus
    • Inland forest bat (V. baverstocki)
    • Northern cave bat (V. caurinus)
    • Large forest bat (V. darlingtoni)
    • Yellow-lipped bat (V. douglasorum)
    • Finlayson's cave bat (V. finlaysoni)
    • Eastern forest bat (V. pumilus)
    • Southern forest bat (V. regulus)
    • Eastern cave bat (V. troughtoni)
    • Little forest bat (V. vulturnus)
    Vespertilio
    • Parti-coloured bat (V. murinus)
    • Asian particolored bat (V. sinensis)
    Taxon identifiers
    Pipistrellus endoi