Beach Pea vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Pipistrellus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.