Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

155,421Records since 2000

JulyPeak month

126Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan195

Feb242

Mar182

Apr848

May27,925

Jun33,553

Jul53,091

Aug23,811

Sep12,678

Oct904

Nov112

Dec102

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	33,414
2	Scottish Borders	Scotland	20,498
3	North Ayrshire	Scotland	16,817
4	Fife	Scotland	6,684
5	East Lothian	Scotland	4,465
6	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	3,835
7	Kent	England	3,475
8	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	1,990
9	East Ayrshire	Scotland	1,938
10	Cornwall	England	1,914
11	Highland	Scotland	1,627
12	Essex	England	1,561
13	Surrey	England	1,502
14	Devon	England	1,363
15	Oxfordshire	England	1,323

48,919 England101,934 Scotland4,183 Wales330 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 126 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 155,421
Peak month: July
Counties with records: 126
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Also known as: Pipistrelle bat
Group: Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 192,729
Most recorded in: Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, North Ayrshire, Fife, East Lothian, South Lanarkshire, Kent, City of Edinburgh, East Ayrshire, Cornwall, Highland, Essex +79
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Pipistrellus
Name with authority: Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)
Described: 1774
Contributing datasets: 53