The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

176) Pipistrellus javanicus (Gray, 1838)
Common Names
Javan Pipistrelle (English); Himali Chamero (Nepali)
Synonyms
Scotophilus javanicus (Gray, 1838); Pipistrellus
camortae (Miller, 1902); Pipistrellus babu (Thomas,
1915); Pipistrellus peguensis (Sinha, 1969)
Species Description
The dorsal pelage has dark brown roots with lighter
coloured brown tips. Ventral pelage is also darker at
the root but tips more buffy brown. Pelage is short
and dense. Ears are black in colour with rounded tips
and broad.
Species Ecology
The Javan Pipistrelle is found in varied habitats from
primary and secondary forested regions, agricultural
landscapes and urban areas. The species roosts in
trees, crevices and cracks in walls and ceilings of
houses, tiles of huts, old buildings, temples and
under bark. It feeds on flies, ants and other small
insects.
This species has three breeding seasons producing
two young.
Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Least Concern
Rationale for assessment: This species is considered
Least Concern in view of its wide distribution,
presumed large population, occurrence in a number
of protected areas and because it is unlikely to be
declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more
threatened category.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973). This species occurs within protected areas.
National Population Size
There is no detailed information available on the
population size of this species in Nepal, however the
species is considered widely distributed, common
and the population seems stable and doing well.
National Distribution
This species occurs in Annapurna Conservation Area,
Chitwan National Park, Langtang National Park,
Makalu Barun National Park, Shivapuri Nagarjun
National Park and the districts of Kathmandu
(Bouzini, Godavari, Kakani, Nagarkot), Rasuwa, Kaski
(Sudame, Banthanti).
Distribution outside Nepal
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam.
Main Threats
• Disturbance to roosting sites.
• Habitat loss.
References
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Bates and Harrison 1997, Csorba et al. 1999, Myers et al. 2000,
Molur et al. 2002, Baral and Shah 2008, Heaney et al. 1998.
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