Pipistrellus abramus

Basic information
Scientific name	Pipistrellus abramus	(No picture)
Common names	Japanese pipistrelle
Higher taxon	Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia
Natural range	East and Southeast Asia. Central to northern Vietnam, southern to northeastern continental China, Hainan Is., Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, southern Primorsky of Russia, and Japan. within Japan, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and adjacent islands (Sadogashima, Oki Islands, Iki, Tsushima, and Goto Islands), and Ryukyus (Amamioshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawajima, Gerumajima, Miyakojima, and Iriomotejima Is.)
Habitat	Buildings and caves are used as roosts. Foraging in open area such as parks, farm area, reservoirs, rivers, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Hakodate, southern Hokkaido
Origin	Unknown. Possibly within Japan.
Date	Establishment of the Hakodate population was confirmed in 2001. In addition, there is a specimen record in 1954 at Sapporo.
Route	Accidentally: Possibly hitchhiking on some transport by ships.
Impact	Unknown.
Regulation in Japan	Under Construction.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference	Notes
Fukui et al. (2003) New record of the Japanese house-dwelling bat, Pipistrellus abramus from Hokkaido. Mammal Sci. 43(1), 39-43 (in Jpn with Englis abst) Ohdachi et al. (eds) (2009) The Wild Mammals of Japan. Shokado, Kyoto.