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 Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus


Where is it found?

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Woodlands, wetlands, farmland and urban areas

Diet and foraging method

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Pipistrelle bats chase after insects using fast and jerky pursuit flight patterns.
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Key adaptations

Large ears for collecting sound. This is essential as they navigate and hunt using echolocation, a form of high frequency acoustic communication. 

Social organisation and mating system

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Live in large groups
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Polygynous

Did you know that...?

They are the most common bat in the UK.

Taxonomy


Picture credits:

"Pipistrellus pipistrellus01". Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pipistrellus_pipistrellus01.jpg#/media/File:Pipistrellus_pipistrellus01.jpg
"Pipistrellus flight2" by Barracuda1983 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pipistrellus_flight2.jpg#/media/File:Pipistrellus_flight2.jpg
"Pipistrellus pipistrellus, nursery roost" by Mnolf - Wörgl, Tirol, Austria. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pipistrellus_pipistrellus,_nursery_roost.jpg#/media/File:Pipistrellus_pipistrellus,_nursery_roost.jpg

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