Sturdee's pipistrelle
| Alionoctula sturdeei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Alionoctula |
| Species: | †A. sturdeei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alionoctula sturdeei (Thomas, 1915) | |
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.[1] The last time this bat was seen was in 1889. However, The sturdee's pipistrelle was declared extinct between 1996 and 2004.
Description
Alionoctula sturdeei was thought to have existed solely on Haha-jima Island in the Bonin Islands, Japan, where the only known specimen was discovered. More recent scholarship, though, places doubt on the single specimen's origin and taxonomy.[1] The previous population of this animal is unknown because only one specimen has been preserved, which is currently housed in the Natural History Museum, London. No record of Sturdee's pipistrelle has been observed since 1889.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2020). "Pipistrellus sturdeei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T17365A22123157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T17365A22123157.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Alionoctula
- Mammals described in 1915
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Bats of Asia
- Endemic mammals of Japan
- Natural history of the Bonin Islands
- Extinct animals of Japan
- Species known from a single specimen
- Mammal extinctions since 1500
- Extinct mammals of Asia
- Vespertilionidae stubs