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Chocolate Pipistrelle
Hypsugo affinis (Dobson, 1871)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The chocolate pipistrelle (Hypsugo affinis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Formerly classified in the genus Falsistrellus, phylogenetic evidence supports it belonging to the genus Hypsugo.
Wikipedia contributors, Chocolate pipistrelle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:55.105111+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsugo affinis (Dobson, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Dobson, 1871)
- Common name
- Chocolate Pipistrelle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Hypsugo
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyVespertilioninae Gray, 1821
- tribeVespertilionini Gray, 1821
- genusHypsugo Kolenati, 1856
- speciesHypsugo affinis (Dobson, 1871)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsugo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Arabian PipistrelleHypsugo arabicus (Harrison, 1979) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-brown PipistrelleHypsugo kitcheneri (Thomas, 1915) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lanza's PipistrelleHypsugo lanzai Benda, Al-Jumaily, Reiter & Nasher, 2011 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burma pipistrelleHypsugo lophurus (Thomas, 1915) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Big-eared PipistrelleHypsugo macrotis (Temminck, 1840) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Savi's PipistrelleHypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vordermann's PipistrelleHypsugo vordermanni (Jentink, 1890) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alashanian PipistrelleHypsugo alaschanicus (Bobrinskii, 1926) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desert PipistrelleHypsugo ariel (Thomas, 1904) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cadorna's PipistrelleHypsugo cadornae (Thomas, 1916) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown PipistrelleHypsugo imbricatus (Horsfield, 1824) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Least Pipistrelle BatHypsugo musciculus (Thomas, 1913) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Falsistrellus affinis (Dobson, 1871) (Dobson, 1871) | synonym |
| Pipistrellus affinis (Dobson, 1871) (Dobson, 1871) | synonym |
| Vesperugo affinis Dobson, 1871 Dobson, 1871 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1157391 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8LZZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.