Pipistrellus javanicus (Gray, 1838)

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Pipistrellus javanicus [Gray, 1838]

Scotophilus javanicus Gray, 1838: 498 ; Java, INDONESIA (Collector unknown; Type unknown) [ 205].

Pipistrellus javanicus [ 8].

Common English name: Javan Pipistrelle

Barcode Index Number: DNA barcodes recorded as P. javanicus are associated with two BINs, BOLD: AAC 3383 and BOLD:AAL5777, but there are no DNA barcodes from Peninsular Malaysia.

IUCN status: Least Concern

Recorded at: Perak: Unspecified [ 23]; Pulau Pinang: Unspecified [ 23]; Pahang: Krau Wildlife Reserve [ 41], Gunung Benom, [ 140]; Selangor: Air Hitam Forest Reserve [ 55];

Kedah: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve [ 57] .

P. javanicus has been recorded in wide variety of habitats including mangroves, lowland and hill forests, towns and rubber plantations, and found roosting in treeferns, fallen logs and caves [ 11, 14, 23].