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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Extinct |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Preferred habitat for this species is unknown.
Range:
Pipistrellus sturdeei is known only from Hahajima Island (Hillsborough Island) in the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, Japan (Kawai 2015). Upon detailed investigation of the holotype its specific distinctness is not questionable (Görföl and Csorba pers. comm. 2018). Although some experts believe that this bat never actually occurred in Japan, and that the type locality is in error (Abe 2005), as it is clearly different from any Pipistrellus species known from the wider region and the specimen is properly labelled, there is no reason to doubt its geographic origin (Görföl and Csorba, pers. comm. 2018).
Conservation:
The species is considered Extinct. It is also listed as Extinct in the Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment 2014). There is a need to confirm the taxonomic validity of this species, and due diligence requires that if this is a valid species, there needs to be research into its actual distribution and whether there are any extant populations.