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
Live in large groups
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
"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
