Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
10 x 10 cm
Coll. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, RBINS 721933
The common pipistrelle is the most common species in Belgium and weighs no more than a sugar cube. It hunts mosquitoes using very fast, high-pitched calls. Its agile flight can often be seen in gardens.
Audio recording of a common noctule Eptesicus
serotinus.
Barataud, M. (2015). Acoustic ecology of European bats. Species identification and
studies of their habitats and foraging behaviour. Biotope Editions, Mèze, 340.
