Common pipistrelle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common pipistrelle lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the common pipistrelle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common pipistrelle in 14 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common pipistrelle endangered?

The common pipistrelle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common pipistrelle?

The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Pipistrellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common pipistrelle

The common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, and central South Asia, and may extend into Korea. It is one of the most common bat species in the British Isles. In Europe, the northernmost confirmed records are from southern Finland near 60°N.

In 1999, the common pipistrelle was split into two species on the basis of different-frequency echolocation calls. The common pipistrelle uses a call of 45 kHz, while the soprano pipistrelle echolocates at 55 kHz. Since the two species were distinguished, a number of other differences in appearance, habitat, and food also have been discovered.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common pipistrelle (revision 1376793071), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q176901 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).