Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825)

Godlevska, L., Rebrov, S., Vorobei, P., Savchenko, M. & Panchenko, P., 2022, Bats Of Central Ukraine: A Synopsis, Zoodiversity 56 (3), pp. 203-232 : 219

Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825)

The species was first mentioned as the species for the region only in 2001 (Zagorodniuk, Tyschenko-Tyshkovets, 2021; see Note to P. pipistrellus ). Further, the species was revealed in many localities all over the study region ( fig. 18 ).

Winter records are absent. In total, during the last two decades, the breeding of P. pygmaeus was recorded in all three subregions in 35 study localities. Roosts are hollow trees, different cavities in overground sections of buildings, both abandoned and used ( Vlaschenko et al., 2012; Godlevska et al., 2021; Annex). All checked by us colony roosts (9 of 18 found) were maternity. The largest counted colony was> = 177 individuals (Annex). Mixed maternity colonies with P. nathusii are known ( Vlaschenko et al., 2012; Annex).

Taking into account the data on the current distribution of P. pygmaeus and P. pipisrellus s. s. in the region, we presume that all old records of P. pipistrellus s. l. in the ZMF- and ZFS-subregions ( fig. 18 , D) may be reffered to P. pygmaeus .

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Fig. 18. Record localities of Pipistrellus pygmaeus (A, B), P. pipistrellus s. s. (C), and P. pipistrellus s. l. (D).