Mammals of the WorldSavi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Hypsugo
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Canary Islands|Cape Verde|Morocco|Algeria|Tunisia|United Kingdom?|Portugal|Spain|France|Switzerland|Italy|Austria|Hungary|Ukraine|Slovenia|Croatia|Bosnia and Herzegovina|Czech Republic|Slovakia|Serbia|Kosovo|Montenegro|Albania|North Macedonia?|Bulgaria|Romania|Turkey|Russia|Georgia|Armenia?|Azerbaijan|Cyprus|Syria|Lebanon|Israel|Palestine|Iraq|Iran|Turkmenistan|Uzbekistan|Kazakhstan|Kyrgyzstan|Tajikistan|China|Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|Mongolia
- Realm
- Palearctic
Other names: Stubbe's Pipistrelle
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 44–51mm; forearm 32–38mm
- Weight
- 7.4–9.9g
- Diet
- Flying insects, caught on the wing with echolocation
- Habitat
- Mainly mountainous regions up to about 2,500m; roosts under bark, in tree holes, old buildings and rock crevices
- Range
- North-west Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Savi's pipistrelle is a small vesper bat with a head and body of 44–51 mm, a forearm of 32–38 mm and a weight of 7.4–9.9 g. The ears are broad and rounded, each with a short tragus, and the face, ears and wing membranes are black. The short fur is dark brown on top and pale below, with the chin, throat and chest contrasting sharply with the back (Wikipedia, general species account).
It occurs across North-west Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, mainly in mountains up to about 2,500 m. In summer it roosts under bark, in tree holes, old buildings and rock crevices, and in winter in caves and deep crevices, usually alone. It feeds on flying insects caught on the wing, over pasture, in villages and around streetlights. The cached account does not describe its occurrence in India (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)