Alionoctula javanica

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Javan Pipistrelle

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Pipistrellini
Genus : Alionoctula

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026401

Original name as described

Scotophilus Javanicus

Other common names

Java Pipistrelle

Type locality

Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

India · Nepal? · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · China · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei · Philippines · East Timor

Taxonomy notes

moved from Pipistrellus to Alionoctula

Taxonomy notes citation

Zhukova, S. S., Yuzefovich, A. P., Lebedev, V. S., & Kruskop, S. V. (2025). Reassessment of the Taxonomic Borders Within Pipistrellus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae, Pipistrellini). Diversity, 17(5), 317.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005622

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Vespertilio javanus

(Lesson, 1836)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814773

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1836:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)

Scotophilus Javanicus

(J. E. Gray, 1838)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javanica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026401

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

Gray (1838:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)

Pipistrellus Javanus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Vespertilio Meyeni

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1845)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

meyeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.3.6.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88b97a5e-0a8b-4e67-9289-133c99172d21

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862503

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Zelebor (1868:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48109784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36852)

Vesperugo philippinensis

(Fitzinger, 1861)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

philippinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

390

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1861:390, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  2. Zelebor (1868:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48109784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36852)

Nyctophylax Meyeni

(Fitzinger, 1870)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

meyeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

556

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705001

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1870:556, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37092)

Pipistrellus camortæ

(G. S. Miller, 1902)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

camortae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:111897

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3017dec95-2c03-4850-a3a1-d31ecd4ba992

Authority page

779

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782661

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Miller (1902:779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17044)

Pipistrellus tralatitius

(O. Thomas, 1928)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

tralatitius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus tralatitius bancanus

(Sody, 1937)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bancana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.30931

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.30931.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.30931.b

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Temminckia

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Pipistrellus javanicus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635605

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Davis (1962:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Koopman (1993:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  7. Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  8. Bates & Harrison (1997:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27903)
  9. Esselstyn, Widmann & Heaney (2004:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5880)
  10. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  11. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  12. Smith & Xie (2008:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  13. Benda & Gaisler (2015:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/29223)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  17. Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17344/22128905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pipistrellus javanicus javanicus

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635606

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Davis (1962:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16694)
  3. Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus peguensis

(Sinha, 1969)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 19256

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Koopman (1993:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

P. j. camortae

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

camortae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

P. j. meyeni

(Koopman, 1994)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

meyeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Koopman (1994:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Pipistrellus javanicus peguensis

(Simmons, 2005)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

peguensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Alionoctula javanicus

Zhukova, Yuzefovich, Lebedev, & Kruskop, 2025

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

javanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Diversity

Name usages

Zhukova, Yuzefovich, Lebedev & Kruskop (2025:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69659)

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