Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)

Toffoli, Roberto, Culasso, Paola, Locatelli, Andrea G. & Giraudo, Luca, 2016, Bats of Alpi Marittime Nature Park (North West Italy) and Site of Community Importance IT 1160056: distribution and status, Natural History Sciences 3 (1), pp. 3-13 : 10

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)

Risk Level Europe: Least Concern - LC ( Temple & Terry, 2007).

Italy: Least Concern - LC ( Rondinini et al., 2013).

This is the most common species present in the study area. It is found in 75.0% of the kilometric grid, in which the area was divided. It was identified using bioacoustics analysis and roosts survey. Furthermore, it was also caught in mist-nets up to an altitude of 2100 m. Five reproductive roosts were found with a minimum of 21 individuals up to a maximum of 50 and further 6 temporary roosts frequented by single individuals were also identified. In total 34 individuals (21 males and 13 females) were captured in foraging areas and above water bodies.