The species may be conspecific with vordermanni (Corbet and Hill 1992).
; [batnames2023] Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942 a ) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni ; see Corbet and Hill (1992).; [batnames2025_1.7] Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942a) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni; see Corbet and Hill (1992). curtatus, vordermanni. vordermanni, curtatus, macrotis curtatus macrotis macrotis - curtatus macrotis, curtatus The species may be conspecific with vordermanni (Corbet and Hill 1992). macrotis macrotis - curtatus macrotis, curtatus macrotis, curtatus macrotis macrotis - curtatus macrotis (Temminck, 1840)|curtatus (G. S. Miller, 1911) Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp. Sumatra etc. Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp. Pipistrellus macrotis Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. Temminck 1840 Monogr. Mamm., 2:218. Distribution: Ranging from Malaya to Bali and Borneo. Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5 Malaya, Sumatra, Bali; ref. 4.14 Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. Temminck 1840 Monogr. Mamm., 2:218. Subgenus Pipistrellus. Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969:39); but see Tate (1942fl:249) and Corbet and Hill (1980:67). Includes curtatus and vordermanni, but see Hill (1983). W Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, adjacent small islands. Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. TEMMINCK 1835 Size relatively small (forearm length, 29-35 mm). Inner upper incisor more or less unicuspid. Anterior upper premolar greatly reduced and displaced medially. Rostrum relatively short but fairly slender. Forehead fairly concave. Braincase relatively inflated. Basicranial pits well developed. A small postorbital process present on zygomatic arch. Distribution: Ranging from Malaya to Bali and Borneo. Three subspecies are recognized: P. m. macrotis (Malaya to Bali), P. m. vordermanni (Borneo and Billiton), P. m. curtatus (West Sumatran islands). 115 species P. macrotis TEMMINCK 1835 Pipistrellus subgenus Pipistrellus macrotis Size relatively small (forearm length, 29-35 mm). Inner upper incisor more or less unicuspid. An- terior upper premolar greatly reduced and displaced medially. Rostrum relatively short but fairly slender. Forehead fairly concave. Braincase relatively inflated. Basicranial pits well developed. A small postorbital process present on zygomatic arch. Three subspecies are recognized: 36. P. macrotis (TEMMINCK 1835) [savii group]. 36 NA Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu). CHIROPTERA Vespertilionidae Vespertilioninae Vespertilionini Hypsugo macrotis Hypsugo macrotis Temminck y 1840 Monogr. Mamm. 2 218 Big-eared Pipistrelle Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. W Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, adjacent small islands. IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt) as Pipistrellus macrotis. curtatus Miller, 1911. Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942a) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni; see Corbet and Hill (1992). 4C3D87E8FFC36A7CFF499A36188EBEE4 Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions 978-84-16728-19-0 hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32 814 zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFC36A7CFF499A36188EBEE4.xml Hypsugo macrotis Vespertilionidae Hypsugo macrotis 1840 espére a grandes oreilles @fr | Grofsohr-Zwergfledermaus @de | Hypsugo orejudo @es Vespertilio macrotis Temminck, 1840 , “le district de Padang, ile de Sumatra ,” Indonesia . Hypsugo macrotis has been considered conspecific with H. imbricatus , but they are generally recognized as distinct species based on morphological data. It appears to be closely related to H. vordermanni , which is morphologically very similar. Monotypic. W Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore , NE Sumatra, and Padang, Enggano, Bali, and Lombok Is. Head-body ¢. 50 mm , tal ¢.20 mim, ear c¢.13-5 mm, forearm 31-7-34-5 mm; weight 4-6 g. Dorsal pelage of the Big-eared Pipistrelle is reddish brown (hairs with dark brown bases); ventral pelage is a little paler. Ears are comparatively long, broad, and subtriangular with broadly rounded tip; tragus is short, broad, and hatchet-shaped. Wing membranes are translucent white with brown tinge. Skull is larger and shorter than in Vordermann’s Pipistrelle ( Hypsugo vordermanni ); rostrum is short; forehead has evenly sloping profile. P* is minute and completely displaced inwardly; C' and P* are in contact. The Big-eared Pipistrelle has been reported foraging over open mudflats in coastal regions in Peninsular Malaysia and in lowland rainforest. The Big-eared Pipistrelle has been observed foraging 3 m around the edge and canopy ofa forest. Big-eared Pipistrelles form maternity colonies during the breeding season with 10-20 individuals. A maternity colony in Malaysia was recorded roosting between a pipeline and a pillar and Big-eared Pipistrelles were observed switching roosts in response to a feral cat disturbing their roost. Big-eared Pipistrelles roost in colonies. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Bigeared Pipistrelle is considered a rare species throughout its scattered distribution, but it may be more common than currently known. Francis (2008a) | Gorfol, Bates et al. (2016) | Lee & Teo (2018) | Lim, L.S. et al. (2016) | McKenzie, Gunnell et al. (1995) https://zenodo.org/record/6397998/files/figure.png 109. Big-eared Pipistrelle Hypsugo macrotis French: espére a grandes oreilles / German: Grofsohr-Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Hypsugo orejudo Taxonomy. Vespertilio macrotis Temminck, 1840 , “le district de Padang, ile de Sumatra ,” Indonesia . Hypsugo macrotis has been considered conspecific with H. imbricatus , but they are generally recognized as distinct species based on morphological data. It appears to be closely related to H. vordermanni , which is morphologically very similar. Monotypic. Distribution. W Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore , NE Sumatra, and Padang, Enggano, Bali, and Lombok Is. Descriptive notes. Head-body ¢. 50 mm , tal ¢.20 mim, ear c¢.13-5 mm, forearm 31-7-34-5 mm; weight 4-6 g. Dorsal pelage of the Big-eared Pipistrelle is reddish brown (hairs with dark brown bases); ventral pelage is a little paler. Ears are comparatively long, broad, and subtriangular with broadly rounded tip; tragus is short, broad, and hatchet-shaped. Wing membranes are translucent white with brown tinge. Skull is larger and shorter than in Vordermann’s Pipistrelle ( Hypsugo vordermanni ); rostrum is short; forehead has evenly sloping profile. P* is minute and completely displaced inwardly; C' and P* are in contact. Habitat. The Big-eared Pipistrelle has been reported foraging over open mudflats in coastal regions in Peninsular Malaysia and in lowland rainforest. Food and Feeding. The Big-eared Pipistrelle has been observed foraging 3 m around the edge and canopy ofa forest. Breeding. Big-eared Pipistrelles form maternity colonies during the breeding season with 10-20 individuals. Activity patterns. A maternity colony in Malaysia was recorded roosting between a pipeline and a pillar and Big-eared Pipistrelles were observed switching roosts in response to a feral cat disturbing their roost. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Big-eared Pipistrelles roost in colonies. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Bigeared Pipistrelle is considered a rare species throughout its scattered distribution, but it may be more common than currently known. Bibliography. Francis (2008a), Gorfol, Bates et al. (2016), Lee & Teo (2018), Lim, L.S. et al. (2016), McKenzie, Gunnell et al. (1995). Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022. Vespertilionidae Hypsugo macrotis Hypsugo macrotis Temminck 1840 1 Monogr. Mamm. 0.2347 Big-eared Pipistrelle curtatus Miller, 1911. Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. W Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, adjacent small islands. Not listed. Data Deficient Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942 a ) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni ; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023 Hypsugo macrotis 23 Big-eared Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA VESPERTILIONIDAE VESPERTILIONINAE VESPERTILIONINI Hypsugo NA macrotis Temminck 1840 1 Vespertilio_macrotis Temminck, C. J. (1840). Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de mammiféres, dont les espéces ont été observées dens les différens musées de l'Europe. G. Dufour and E. d'Ocagne, Paris, Vol. 2, 218. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Lw9jAAAAcAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=monographies+de+mammalogie+temminck+vol.+2&ots=o25ZP2qQxx&sig=jNZE7B2jrj-W7sB7y_Bz5_qjud8#v=onepage&q=monographies%20de%20mammalogie%20temminck%20vol.%202&f=false RMNH MAM.35469-35471 [syntypes] "le district de Padang, ile de Sumatra," Indonesia. macrotis (Temminck, 1840)|curtatus (G. S. Miller, 1911) NA NA Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD 0 0 0 Hypsugo_macrotis 0 sciname match Hypsugo_macrotis 0 IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022]. 17349 Hypsugo macrotis ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIDAE Hypsugo macrotis Temminck, 1840The species may be conspecific with vordermanni (Corbet and Hill 1992).
20000000 Hypsugo macrotis Data Deficient 2016 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC 3.1 English Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its population status, ecological requirements and major threats. The species has been caught foraging over open mud flats in coastal areas in Peninsular Malaysia (Francis, C.M. pers. comm). It was also observed foraging 3 m around the edge and canopy of lowland rainforests (McKenzie et al . 1995) and a specimen possibly belonging to this species were mist-netted in a plantation in Jambi, East Sumatra, Indonesia (Darras, K., Lobite, N.L. and Aryanti, E.S. pers. comm). A maternity colony was found in a crevice between a pillar and a pipeline of a building in Seremban, Malaysia. It is not known whether it is tolerant of any disturbance of its habitat. Deforestation due to agriculture, plantations, logging and forest fires is occurring within the species' range, but it is not known whether this species is forest dependent. The abundance and population size of this species are not known. Unknown This species occurs in western Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Padang, Bali, Lombok, and adjacent small islands). It is not known whether it occurs in Java. Terrestrial It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, threats and ecology of this species. Indomalayan FALSE FALSE Global Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 Vespertilionidae Hypsugo macrotis Temminck 1840 1 Monogr. Mamm. 0.234722 Big-eared Pipistrelle curtatus Miller, 1911. Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. W Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, adjacent small islands. Not listed. Data Deficient Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942 a ) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni ; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Hypsugo macrotis 1005722 23 Big-eared Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA Vespertilionidae VESPERTILIONINAE VESPERTILIONINI Hypsugo NA macrotis Temminck 1840 1 Vespertilio_macrotis Temminck, C. J. (1840). Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de mammiféres, dont les espéces ont été observées dens les différens musées de l'Europe. G. Dufour and E. d'Ocagne, Paris, Vol. 2, 218. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Lw9jAAAAcAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=monographies+de+mammalogie+temminck+vol.+2&ots=o25ZP2qQxx&sig=jNZE7B2jrj-W7sB7y_Bz5_qjud8#v=onepage&q=monographies%20de%20mammalogie%20temminck%20vol.%202&f=false RMNH MAM.35469-35471 [syntypes] "le district de Padang, ile de Sumatra," Indonesia. macrotis (Temminck, 1840)|curtatus (G. S. Miller, 1911) NA NA Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD 0 0 0 Hypsugo_macrotis 0 sciname match Hypsugo_macrotis 0 Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393 Hypsugo_macrotis 1005722 23 Big-eared Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria Chiroptera Yangochiroptera NA NA Vespertilionoidea Vespertilionidae Vespertilioninae Vespertilionini Hypsugo NA macrotis Temminck 1 Vespertilio macrotis Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp. https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up RMNH.MAM.35448, RMNH.MAM.35449, RMNH.MAM.35469, RMNH.MAM.35470, RMNH.MAM.35471 syntypes https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35448 | https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35449 | https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35469 | https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35470 | https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.35471 "le district de Padang, ile de Sumatra," Indonesia. NA NA Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD 0 0 0 Hypsugo_macrotis 0 sciname match Hypsugo_macrotis 0 Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586 Vespertilionidae Hypsugo macrotis Temminck 1840 1 Monogr. Mamm. 0.234722 Big-eared Pipistrelle curtatus Miller, 1911. Indonesia, Sumatra, Padang. W Malaysia, Sumatra, Bali, adjacent small islands. Not Listed Data Deficient Listed as a subspecies of imbricatus by Medway (1969), but see Tate (1942a) and Corbet and Hill (1980). May include vordermanni; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505 NA Hypsugo macrotis; Hypsugo macrotis; Hypsugo macrotis; Hypsugo macrotis; Hypsugo macrotis; Hypsugo macrotis; curtatus; curtatus; macrotis; curtatus; espére a grandes oreilles; Grofsohr-Zwergfledermaus; Hypsugo orejudo; Big-eared Pipistrelle; Big-eared Pipistrelle; Big-eared Pipistrelle; H. macrotis