Japanese Pipistrelle vs Variable Chafer

Pipistrellus abramus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Pipistrelle	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pipistrellus	Gnorimus
Species	Pipistrellus abramus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Pipistrelle and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Pipistrelle	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.