Nathusius' Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nathusii

Nathusius' Pipistrelle is a small bat that loves to fly around at night. They help keep the insect population down by eating lots of bugs!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Nathusius' Pipistrelle is a small bat with soft, reddish-brown fur on its back, contrasting with a paler grey-brown belly. It has a distinct dark mask around its eyes, dark ears, and dark wing membranes. Its broad, short wings make it look different from many other pipistrelle species.

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Nathusius' Pipistrelle

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Mother bats nurse their young for about 4 weeks before they learn to fly.

They can twist and turn in the air with amazing agility to catch prey!

They undertake incredible migrations across Europe, sometimes thousands of kilometers!

This tiny bat can hear sounds far too high-pitched for human ears.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Nathusius' Pipistrelle can use echolocation because of its highly sensitive ears and vocal cords that produce ultrasonic calls.

Nathusius' Pipistrelle has strong wings and an internal compass that helps them undertake long seasonal migrations across continents.

Nathusius' Pipistrelle can perform swift, agile maneuvers in the air because of its wing structure that allows for precise turns and dives.

Maße und Details

Länge: 4.4-5.8 cm
Flügelspannweite: 22-32 cm
Gewicht: 0.006-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-12 Jahre
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1-2
Tragzeit: 45-50 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny bats are expert hunters, feasting on small flying insects at night!

Hauptnahrung

Moths
Midges
Mosquitoes
Caddisflies
Small beetles

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

hunts bats during migration or near roosts.

eaten by

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Nocturnal hunter preying on small mammals, including bats.

hunts

Scottish Midge

Culicoides impunctatus

Main food source in many wetland habitats.

hunts

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Common moth species preyed upon by bats.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Helps control mosquito populations near water.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

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Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Echoortung

Echoortung ist ein biologisches Sonar, das Tiere nutzen, um zu navigieren, zu jagen und zu kommunizieren, indem sie Schallwellen aussenden und die Echos interpretieren.

Wald

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