The Chinese record is likely based on a specimen in the American Museum of Natural History (44565), which is actually F. affinis . Otherwise, the species is known only from Java, Indonesia. However, its taxonomic affinity to affinis and petersi needs a review.
; [batnames2023] Formerly included in Falsitrellus ; transferred to Hypsugo by Görföl and Csorba (2018). May include petersi and/or affinis ; see Corbet and Hill (1992).; [MDD2023] moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo; [batnames2025_1.7] Formerly included in Falsitrellus; transferred to Hypsugo by Görföl and Csorba (2018). May include petersi and/or affinis; see Corbet and Hill (1992).; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo maderaspatanus mordax mordax - maderaspatanus maderaspatanus, mordaxThe Chinese record is likely based on a specimen in the American Museum of Natural History (44565), which is actually F. affinis . Otherwise, the species is known only from Java, Indonesia. However, its taxonomic affinity to affinis and petersi needs a review.
mordax mordax - maderaspatanus maderaspatanus, mordax maderaspatanus, mordax mordax mordax - maderaspatanus maderaspatanus (J. E. Gray, 1843) [nomen nudum]|mordax (W. C. H. Peters, 1866) Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp. Java, ? Sri Lanka, ? India 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 mordax Indonesia, Java. Peters 1866 Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 402. Distribution: Known only from Java (the records from India and Ceylon evidently being erroneous, at least in part misidentified P. affinis). 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 Java 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. Peters 1866 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1866:402. Subgenus Falsistrellus. Java; records from India and Sri Lanka are erroneous, based on misidentified P. affinis, see Hill and Harrison (1987:248). Indonesia, Java. PETERS 1866 Size fairly large (forearm length, 40-42 mm). Anterior upper premolar probably small and displaced medially. A poorly known species of uncertain relationships. Distribution: Known only from Java (the records from India and Ceylon evidently being erroneous, at least in part misidentified P. affinis). No subspecies. 114 species P. mordax PETERS 1866 Pipistrellus subgenus Pipistrellus mordax Size fairly large (forearm length, 40-42 mm). An- terior upper premolar probably small and displaced medially. A poorly known species of uncertain relationships. No subspecies. 24. P. mordax (PETERS 1866) ['/affinis group]. 24 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 Falsistrellus mordax Falsistrellus mordax Peters y 1866 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1866 402 Pungent Pipistrelle Indonesia, Java. Java; records from India and Sri Lanka are erroneous, based on misidentified affinis, see Hill and Harrison (1987). IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt) as Pipistrellus mordax. maderaspatanus Gray, 1843 [nomen nudum]. May include petersi and/or affinis; see Corbet and Hill (1992). 4C3D87E8FFCD6A73FA569C7D1D14B895 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 812 zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFCD6A73FA569C7D1D14B895.xml Hypsugo mordax Vespertilionidae Hypsugo mordax Peters 1866 Vespére mordante @fr | Bissige Zwergfledermaus @de | Hypsugo mordaz @es | Fungus Pipistrelle @en Vesperugo mordax Peters, 1866 , Java , Indonesia . See Hypsugo affinis . Monotypic. Known only by a few specimens from Java. Claimed records from India and Sri Lanka are based on misidentified Hypsugo affinis . A record from Yingjiang, Yunnan , southern China , is also considered to be H. affinis . Head—body 47-56 mm, tail 37-42 mm, ear 14-16 mm, hindfoot 6-5-9 mm, forearm 39-6-42 mm. Dorsal pelage of the Pungent Pipistrelle is rust brown with paler hair tips; underparts are blackish brown with pale brown hairtips; analregion is pale brownish. Ears, nose, skin of face, and wing membranes are black. Tragus is medium-long. Wing membranes attach to base of toes. Tail projects beyond uropatagium. Terminal cartilage of fourth digit is divided into a “T.” This species has nine caudal vertebrae, a feature shared with the Chocolate Pipistrelle ( H. affinis ). Skull is relatively low, with low sagittal crest, not forming occipital helmet; there are no lambdoidal crests. Upper incisors are nearly equal in length and surface; I° is bicuspid, with smaller outer cusp, directed inward, and might be missing in old animals due to wear; P? is small, displaced internally to tooth row; C' and P* are not in contact; cingulum is present on upper incisors, canines, and premolars; condylo-canine lengths are 14.2-14-7 mm; maxillary tooth row lengths are 5-8-5-9 mm. No information. No information. No information. Pungent Pipistrelles are nocturnal. No information. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List (as Falsistrellus mordax ), as range, population abundance, and ecology are little known. Threats are not known. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into its distribution, abundance, ecology, and threats. Boitani et al. (2006) | Corbet & Hill (1992) | Gorfél & Csorba (2018) | Gorfol, Furey et al. (2019) | Gorfol, Kingston , Suyanto & Hutson (2016) | Hill & Harrison (1987) | Peters (1866) | Simmons (2005) | Smith & Xie Yan (2008) | Sody (1937) | Tate (1942b) | Wang Yingxiang (2003) https://zenodo.org/record/6397986/files/figure.png 103. Pungent Pipistrelle Hypsugo mordax French: Vespére mordante / German: Bissige Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Hypsugo mordaz Other common names: Fungus Pipistrelle Taxonomy. Vesperugo mordax Peters, 1866 , Java , Indonesia . See Hypsugo affinis . Monotypic. Distribution. Known only by a few specimens from Java. Claimed records from India and Sri Lanka are based on misidentified Hypsugo affinis . A record from Yingjiang, Yunnan , southern China , is also considered to be H. affinis . Descriptive notes. Head—body 47-56 mm, tail 37-42 mm, ear 14-16 mm, hindfoot 6-5-9 mm, forearm 39-6-42 mm. Dorsal pelage of the Pungent Pipistrelle is rust brown with paler hair tips; underparts are blackish brown with pale brown hairtips; analregion is pale brownish. Ears, nose, skin of face, and wing membranes are black. Tragus is medium-long. Wing membranes attach to base of toes. Tail projects beyond uropatagium. Terminal cartilage of fourth digit is divided into a “T.” This species has nine caudal vertebrae, a feature shared with the Chocolate Pipistrelle ( H. affinis ). Skull is relatively low, with low sagittal crest, not forming occipital helmet; there are no lambdoidal crests. Upper incisors are nearly equal in length and surface; I° is bicuspid, with smaller outer cusp, directed inward, and might be missing in old animals due to wear; P? is small, displaced internally to tooth row; C' and P* are not in contact; cingulum is present on upper incisors, canines, and premolars; condylo-canine lengths are 14.2-14-7 mm; maxillary tooth row lengths are 5-8-5-9 mm. Habitat. No information. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. Pungent Pipistrelles are nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List (as Falsistrellus mordax ), as range, population abundance, and ecology are little known. Threats are not known. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into its distribution, abundance, ecology, and threats. Bibliography. Boitani et al. (2006), Corbet & Hill (1992), Gorfél & Csorba (2018), Gorfol, Furey et al. (2019), Gorfol, Kingston , Suyanto & Hutson (2016), Hill & Harrison (1987), Peters (1866), Simmons (2005), Smith & Xie Yan (2008), Sody (1937), Tate (1942b), Wang Yingxiang (2003). 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 mordax Hypsugo mordax Peters 1866 1 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1872:42:00 Pungent Pipistrelle maderaspatanus Gray, 1843 [ nomen nudum ]. Indonesia, Java. Java; records from India and Sri Lanka are erroneous, based on misidentified affinis, see Hill and Harrison (1987). Not listed. Data Deficient under Falsistrellus mordax Formerly included in Falsitrellus ; transferred to Hypsugo by Görföl and Csorba (2018). May include petersi and/or affinis ; 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 mordax 23 Pungent Pipistrelle Fungus Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA VESPERTILIONIDAE VESPERTILIONINAE VESPERTILIONINI Hypsugo NA mordax W. Peters 1866 1 Vesperugo_mordax Peters, W. C. H. (1866). Mittheilung über neue oder ungenügend bekannte Flederthiere (Vampyrops, Uroderma, Chiroderma, Ametrida, Tylostoma, Vespertilio, Vesperugo) und Nager (Tylomys, Lasiomys). Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1866, 402. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120607#page/442/mode/1up ZMB 2559 Java, Indonesia. maderaspatanus (J. E. Gray, 1843) [nomen nudum]|mordax (W. Peters, 1866) moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo Górfól, T., & Csorba, G. (2018). Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo. Mammalian Biology, 93(1), 56-63. Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD 0 0 0 Hypsugo_mordax 0 sciname match Falsistrellus_mordax 0 IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022]. 17351 Falsistrellus mordax ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIDAE Falsistrellus mordax (Peters, 1866)The Chinese record is likely based on a specimen in the American Museum of Natural History (44565), which is actually F. affinis . Otherwise, the species is known only from Java, Indonesia. However, its taxonomic affinity to affinis and petersi needs a review.
20000000 Falsistrellus mordax Data Deficient 2016 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC 3.1 English This species is assessed as Data Deficient as there is little known of the species' range, population abundance, ecology and threats. Nothing is known about the natural history of this species. The threats to this species are not known, but if it is dependent on primary forest then deforestation will be a major threat. The abundance and population size of this species are not known. Unknown This species is known only from Java, Indonesia, but was incorrectly included in the fauna of China based on Wang (2003), who listed it from Yingjiang, Yunnan. Terrestrial It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, ecology, and threats to this species, as it may well be declining, especially if reliant on primary habitat. 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 mordax Peters 1866 1 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1872:42:00 Pungent Pipistrelle maderaspatanus Gray, 1843 [ nomen nudum ]. Indonesia, Java. Java; records from India and Sri Lanka are erroneous, based on misidentified affinis, see Hill and Harrison (1987). Not listed. Data Deficient under Falsistrellus mordax Formerly included in Falsitrellus ; transferred to Hypsugo by Görföl and Csorba (2018). May include petersi and/or affinis ; see Corbet and Hill (1992). Hypsugo mordax 1005723 23 Pungent Pipistrelle Fungus Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIFORMES NA NA VESPERTILIONOIDEA Vespertilionidae VESPERTILIONINAE VESPERTILIONINI Hypsugo NA mordax W. Peters 1866 1 Vesperugo_mordax Peters, W. C. H. (1866). Mittheilung über neue oder ungenügend bekannte Flederthiere (Vampyrops, Uroderma, Chiroderma, Ametrida, Tylostoma, Vespertilio, Vesperugo) und Nager (Tylomys, Lasiomys). Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1866, 402. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120607#page/442/mode/1up ZMB 2559 Java, Indonesia. maderaspatanus (J. E. Gray, 1843) [nomen nudum]|mordax (W. Peters, 1866) moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo Górfól, T., & Csorba, G. (2018). Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo. Mammalian Biology, 93(1), 56-63. Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD 0 0 0 Hypsugo_mordax 0 sciname match Falsistrellus_mordax 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_mordax 1005723 23 Pungent Pipistrelle Fungus Pipistrelle Theria Placentalia Boreoeutheria Laurasiatheria Chiroptera Yangochiroptera NA NA Vespertilionoidea Vespertilionidae Vespertilioninae Vespertilionini Hypsugo NA mordax W. C. H. Peters 1 Vesperugo mordax Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Hr. W. Peters machte eine Mittheilung über neue oder ungenügend bekannte Flederthiere (_Vampyrops_, _Uroderma_, _Chiroderma_, _Ametrida_, _Tylostoma_, _Vespertilio_, _Vesperugo_) und Nager (_Tylomys_, _Lasiomys_). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866:392-411. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052964 ZMB 2559 holotype Java, Indonesia. moved from Falsistrellus to Hypsugo Górfól, T., & Csorba, G. (2018). Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo. Mammalian Biology, 93(1), 56-63. Indonesia Asia Indomalaya DD (as Falsistrellus mordax) 0 0 0 Hypsugo_mordax 0 sciname match Falsistrellus_mordax 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 mordax Peters 1866 1 Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1872:42:00 Pungent Pipistrelle maderaspatanus Gray, 1843 [nomen nudum]. Indonesia, Java. Java; records from India and Sri Lanka are erroneous, based on misidentified affinis, see Hill and Harrison (1987). Not Listed Data Deficient as Falsistrellus mordax Formerly included in Falsitrellus; transferred to Hypsugo by Görföl and Csorba (2018). May include petersi and/or affinis; 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 Falsistrellus mordax; Hypsugo mordax; Hypsugo mordax; Hypsugo mordax; Falsistrellus mordax; Hypsugo mordax; maderaspatanus; maderaspatanus; maderaspatanus; mordax; Vespére mordante; Bissige Zwergfledermaus; Hypsugo mordaz; Fungus Pipistrelle; Pungent Pipistrelle; Fungus Pipistrelle; Pungent Pipistrelle; Pungent Pipistrelle; H. mordax