Kuhl's pipistrelle

White border bat ( Pipistrellus kuhlii )

The white border bat ( Pipistrellus kuhlii ) belongs within the bats to the family of Myotis bats. The scientific species name honors the German zoologist Heinrich Kuhl ( 1797-1821 ).

Features

At a size of up to 4.7 centimeters it is only slightly larger than the sister species Pipistrelle. Their wingspan is about 22 inches and a weight of 5-10 grams. Your ultrasonic calls are at a frequency of about 36 to 40 kilohertz.

With outstretched wings is good to see that the rear edge of wing membrane between the last finger joint and the foot on either side of a 1-2 mm wide, light remote seam is located, which gave its name to the white border bat.

Nutrition

Their diet consists of small insects.

Resting Places

She prefers columns roosts in buildings and trees.

System

The white border bat belongs to the genus of Pipistrelle bats ( Pipistrellus ), which comprises about 35 species. In Europe, four other species that Nathusius' pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus nathusii ), the common pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus pipistrellus ), the soprano pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus pygmaeus ) and the Madeira - bat ( Pipistrellus maderensis ) live.

Threat

The white border bat is under protection. In this area true nature both individual animals and colonies are particularly through local district losses, for example due to renovations, threatened.

In the IUCN Red List 2006, it is regarded as least concern (least concern ).