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Burmese Pipistrelle

Hypsugo lophurus

French: Vespére de Birmanie / German: Burma-Zwergfledermaus / Spanish: Hypsugo de Birmania

Other common names: Burma Pipistrelle, Myanmar Pipistrelle

Taxonomy. Pipustrellus lophurus Thomas, 1915,

*“Maliwun, Victoria Province, S. Tenasserim [= Tanintharyi Division],” Myanmar.

Hypsugo lophurus may be conspecific with H. kitcheneri, although the bacula of the two are morphologically distinct. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in SE Myanmar.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 56 mm,tail 39 mm, ear 14 mm, hindfoot 8 mm, forearm 35 mm (type specimen). Fur of the Burmese Pipistrelle is long and silky; dorsal pelage is deep rich brown (hairs almost black); ventral pelage is mid-brown (hairs mid-brown with black roots); male holotype has tuft of glandular hairs radiating from point close to base of tail on dorsal surface of uropatagium (tuft is 12 mm in diameter, with 5-6 mm uniformly brown sticky hairs). Baculum has relatively straight shaft that curves ventrally at tip, which bulges outward on both sides in dorsal view; base is not bifurcated but projects dorsally and ventrally. Skull has fairly high braincase at occipital region; frontal depression is slight when viewed laterally; zygomatic arches are robust with well-developed postorbital processes; rostrum is moderate in length, narrow, and lacks median rostral depression; basioccipital region has well-defined central ridge running between the two cochleae; basisphenoid pits are deep. I* and I’ are bicuspid; P* and P, are reduced.

Habitat. The holotype was collected in a township at the head of a small river, which was surrounded by an open park-like area, which was surrounded by evergreen rainforest.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Burmese Pipistrelle is known only from the holotype, collected in 1915. Nothing is known of its ecology and threats. Further sampling is needed.

Bibliography. Bates et al. (2005), Corbet & Hill (1992), Gorfol, Kingston, Bates & Francis (2016).