Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Chiroptera > Family: Vespertilionidae > Genus: Pipistrellus > Species: Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leach, 1825

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Alpine - Unfavourable-Inadequate
	Atlantic - Favourable
	Black Sea - Favourable
	Boreal - Favourable
	Continental - Unfavourable-Inadequate
	Mediterranean - Unfavourable-Inadequate
	Pannonian - Favourable
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 3 other international agreements
Most preferred habitats	grassland wetlands woodland and forest
May also occur in	agricultural mosaics cropland heathland and shrub rivers and lakes urban
Natura 2000 species code	5009

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Favourable: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Unfavourable-Inadequate: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Unfavourable-Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

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Full table details

Conservation status (2007-2012) of species (Habitats Directive, Article 17) by EU Member State:

country	region	conclusion
Austria	Alpine	Favourable
Austria	Continental	Favourable
Bulgaria	Alpine	Favourable
Bulgaria	Black Sea	Favourable
Bulgaria	Continental	Favourable
Cyprus	Mediterranean	Unknown
Czech Republic	Continental	Favourable
Czech Republic	Pannonian	Favourable
Denmark	Atlantic	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Denmark	Continental	Favourable
Estonia	Boreal	Favourable
France	Alpine	Unknown
France	Atlantic	Unknown
France	Continental	Unknown
France	Mediterranean	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Germany	Alpine	Unknown
Germany	Atlantic	Unknown
Germany	Continental	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Greece	Mediterranean	Unknown
Hungary	Pannonian	Favourable
Ireland	Atlantic	Favourable
Italy	Alpine	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Italy	Continental	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Italy	Mediterranean	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Latvia	Boreal	Unknown
Lithuania	Boreal	Unknown
Malta	Mediterranean	Favourable
Poland	Alpine	Unknown
Poland	Continental	Unknown
Portugal	Atlantic	Unknown
Portugal	Mediterranean	Favourable
Slovakia	Alpine	Unknown
Slovakia	Pannonian	Unknown
Slovenia	Alpine	Unknown
Slovenia	Continental	Unknown
Spain	Alpine	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Spain	Atlantic	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Spain	Mediterranean	Unfavourable-Inadequate
Sweden	Boreal	Favourable
Sweden	Continental	Favourable
United Kingdom	Atlantic	Favourable

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (All species of Microchiroptera)	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Microchiroptera except Pipistrellus pipistrellus)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Vespertilionidae)	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the conservation of Populations of European Bats. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (EUROBATS)		http://www.eurobats.org/ http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Vespertilio mediterraneus	Cabrera, 1904

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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