Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
This very small bat forages around wetlands, woodland edges, hedgerows, and gardens, especially where swarms of tiny flies and midges gather. It hunts on the wing at dusk and night, using rapid turns to catch insects in open air. High-frequency echolocation calls guide it through darkness and separate it from the similar common pipistrelle. Despite its delicate size, it may eat hundreds of small insects in a single night.
- Type
- Cry / Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Soprano Pipistrelle