Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817)

Godlevska, L., Rebrov, S., Vorobei, P., Savchenko, M. & Panchenko, P., 2022, Bats Of Central Ukraine: A Synopsis, Zoodiversity 56 (3), pp. 203-232 : 216-218

Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817)

During the last half a century, the species expanded into many regions of Europe (e. g. Strelkov, 2004; Ancillotto et al., 2016; Lučan et al., 2020). For Central Ukraine, it is new as well. Here, its occurrence was first recorded in Kyiv in 1999 ( Godlevsky et al., 2000). At present, the species is distributed throughout the study region, although in the northwest it occurs rarer than in other parts ( fig. 16).

The species is recorded year-round. All known roosts, including maternity ones, were found out only in overground sections of buildings (in different cavities). Three biggest maternity colonies counted were from ca. 50 to over 100 individuals, with juveniles ( Bilushenko, 2013; Annex).

Known hibernation roosts are in buildings (all localised ones were in cavities beside window frames). Wintering groups and colonies were recorded during repair works ( Godlevska, 2015 b; Hukov et al., 2020). The maximum colony size in winter for Central Ukraine was 138 individuals ( Hukov et al., 2020).