Chinese Pipistrelle vs Crapemyrtle

Hypsugo pulveratus compared with Lagerstroemia indica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pipistrelle is Least Concern while Crapemyrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pipistrelle	Crapemyrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Hypsugo	Lagerstroemia
Species	Hypsugo pulveratus	Lagerstroemia indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Crapemyrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pipistrelle	Crapemyrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Crapemyrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Chinese Pipistrelle

The Chinese Pipistrelle (Hypsugo pulveratus) is a species in the genus Hypsugo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan