Pipistrellus

• Japanese pipistrelle Pipistrellus abramus

  

  A small bat that roosts in buildings and flies over familiar places after sunset.

• Kelaart's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus

  

  This small bat is recorded across the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Its mean forearm length is 37.2 mm, and dorsal fur varies from gray-brown to chestnut, reddish, or golden brown. In 2021, one male was rescued in a village in Rajasthan, India.

• Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii

  

  Kuhl's pipistrelle is a small bat found from the Mediterranean region through West Asia to South Asia. It also lives around farmland and towns, catching small insects in flight.

• Madeira Pipistrelle Pipistrellus maderensis

  

  The Madeira pipistrelle is a small bat found in the Madeira and Canary Islands. It uses habitats from forests to towns and catches flying insects.

• Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii

  

  Nathusius's pipistrelle is a migratory bat. In the UK it catches flying insects near lakes and rivers.

• Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus

  

  A small bat found across Europe and parts of Asia, hunting insects above towns and in natural habitats.

• Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus

  The soprano pipistrelle is a small brown bat. After sunset it catches insects while flying near water and woodland.

• Indian Pygmy Bat Pipistrellus tenuis

  Pipistrellus tenuis occurs in South and Southeast Asia. It is recorded in forests, rural areas, and towns, and uses leafy tree cover and buildings as roosts.

• Adams's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus adamsi

  This small bat occurs in northern Australia. The Australian Museum describes it as common along Cape York creek and river systems and less common in the Top End, where it is found mainly near the coast.

• Aerial Pipistrelle Bat Pipistrellus aero

  The aerial pipistrelle is a small bat recorded in East Africa. Few records are available, and much of its ecology remains unknown.

• Angulate Pipistrelle Pipistrellus angulatus

  This bat is recorded in New Guinea and nearby islands. It is small and robust, with triangular ears and rounded tips. A Manus Island survey recorded it from summit to lowland sites and found no strong habitat preference.

• Greater Papuan Pipistrelle Pipistrellus collinus

  The current MDD name is Alionoctula collina, distributed in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. A survey in eastern New Guinea collected it in montane forest.

• Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus

  A small bat found across Europe and parts of Asia, hunting insects above towns and in natural habitats.

• Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii

  Kuhl's pipistrelle is a small bat found from the Mediterranean region through West Asia to South Asia. It also lives around farmland and towns, catching small insects in flight.

• Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii

  Nathusius's pipistrelle is a migratory bat. In the UK it catches flying insects near lakes and rivers.

• Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus

  The soprano pipistrelle is a small brown bat. After sunset it catches insects while flying near water and woodland.

• Madeira Pipistrelle Pipistrellus maderensis

  The Madeira pipistrelle is a small bat found in the Madeira and Canary Islands. It uses habitats from forests to towns and catches flying insects.

• Japanese pipistrelle Pipistrellus abramus

  A small bat that roosts in buildings and flies over familiar places after sunset.

• Kelaart's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus

  This small bat is recorded across the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Its mean forearm length is 37.2 mm, and dorsal fur varies from gray-brown to chestnut, reddish, or golden brown. In 2021, one male was rescued in a village in Rajasthan, India.

• Indian Pygmy Bat Pipistrellus tenuis

  Pipistrellus tenuis occurs in South and Southeast Asia. It is recorded in forests, rural areas, and towns, and uses leafy tree cover and buildings as roosts.