Common Pipistrelle? Cyprus (2 Viewers)

[Andy Adcock]

This was rescued from my neighbours pool filter, it's sat all day since rescue, under the roof of a gazebo.

Has it tried to drink and misjudged it's flight?

 

[Andy Adcock]

And today, we got one in our pool. Pretty sure it's a different Bat, far more active for one thing.

 

[Farnboro John]

According to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East's maps it should be Soprano Pip. Your third photo does just about show a small bump between the nostrils, and both the pictures of the face show a pinkish tone to the skin on the cheeks at least (on Common Pip the face should be all dark), so I'm inclined in the direction of Soprano. If you have a bat detector then you should be able to prove it one way or the other.

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Thanks John,
I don't have a detector but the official, Cyprus list on Wiki only contains Common PIp.

 

[Farnboro John]

This might be of interest:

Pipistrellus pygmaeus cyprius (Soprano pipistrelle) (Leach, 1825)

Family Vespertilionidae The soprano pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus pygmaeus ) is a small bat that in taxonomy was only formally separated ...

biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com

Cheers

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

I did find this and Sop Pip is recorded but from higher elevations.

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Records-of-bats-of-the-Pipistrellus-pipistrellus-group-in-Cyprus_fig16_237746523

 

[Farnboro John]

I did find this and Sop Pip is recorded but from higher elevations.

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Records-of-bats-of-the-Pipistrellus-pipistrellus-group-in-Cyprus_fig16_237746523

Maybe they should try looking in swimming pools....

John

 

[Andy Adcock]

Good news, my Bat has gone so it obviously recovered.