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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii

Accepted taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii


Accepted taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii
Taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Pipistrellini | Pipistrellus | Pipistrellus
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Pipistrellus kuhlii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 17. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Lepidoptera WHOLE 23.06 Abdel-Ham…
Diptera WHOLE 22.50 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 21.39 Abdel-Ham…
Coleoptera WHOLE 16.94 Abdel-Ham…
Hymenoptera WHOLE 9.44 Abdel-Ham…
Ephemeroptera WHOLE 4.17 Jérémy, F…
Trichoptera WHOLE 1.39 Jérémy, F…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 1.11 Abdel-Ham…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt g - - - - 4.9 5.2 5.8 - Abdel-Ham…
Body Mass (BM) Malta g 5 5 - - - 7.14 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Portugal g 50 50 - - - 6.571836735 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt g - - - - 4.5 4.8 5.4 - Abdel-Ham…
Body Mass (BM) Italy g 56 56 - - - 6.04 - 0 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 6.5 - - Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Africa g - - - - - 4.7 - - Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM) France g 140 140 - - - 6.09 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Bulgaria g - - - - - 7 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt g 63 63 - - 4.5 - 5.8 - Abdel-Ham…
Body Mass (BM) Spain g 525 525 - - - 6.21 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Moldova g 1 1 - - - 7.1 - - Jérémy, F…
Ear Length (EL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 8.2 - 9.6 - Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA) Italy mm 56 56 - - - 33.81 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 32 33.2 34.6 - Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA) nan mm - - - - - 33.85 - - Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) France mm 1254 1254 - - - 33.56 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Bulgaria mm 8 8 - - - 35 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 32 - 34.6 - Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA) S Europe mm - - - - - 34.77 - - Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 32.4 32.9 33.3 - Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA) Spain mm 682 682 - - - 33.33 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Portugal mm 50 50 - - - 33.9822 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Malta mm 5 5 - - - 34.62 - 0 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Syria mm - - - - - 34.77 - - Molinari,…
Tail Length (TL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 21.4 - 36.4 - Abdel-Ham…
Tail Length (TL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 21.4 27.8 31.5 - Abdel-Ham…
Tail Length (TL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 27.5 30.7 36.4 - Abdel-Ham…
Total Length (ToL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 60.3 - 76.4 - Abdel-Ham…
Total Length (ToL) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 152 166.3 175 - Abdel-Ham…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
D3 = 3rd Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 54 - 61 - Abdel-Ham…
D3 = 3rd Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 54 56 59 - Abdel-Ham…
D3 = 3rd Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 54 55 57 - Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 40 - 45 - Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 40 42 45 - Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 40 41 41 - Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm 63 63 - - 118 - 175 - Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 152 166 175 - Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat) Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt mm - - - - 118 150 168 - Abdel-Ham…
Skull length S Europe mm - - - - - 13 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Syria mm - - - - - 13 - - Molinari,…
AspectRatioIndex nan unitless - - - - - 2 - - Jérémy, F…
buzz Duration Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey ms 76 76 - - - 179 - 96 Jérémy, F…
buzz Peak Frequency Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz 76 76 - - - 45 - 6 Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth Europe kHz 49 49 - - - 18 - 13 Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth Europe kHz 47 47 - - - 17 - 10 Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth Greece kHz 31 31 - - - 9 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey ms 31366 31366 - - - 5 - 7 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Italy ms 107 107 - - - 6 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Switzerland ms 100 100 - - - 6 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Europe ms 49 49 - - - 8 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Europe ms 47 47 - - - 6 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Greece ms 31 31 - - - 6 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency Italy kHz 107 107 - - - 40 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency Europe kHz 49 49 - - - 37 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency Greece kHz 31 31 - - - 38 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz 31366 31366 - - - 50 - 11 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 64 - 13 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Europe kHz 47 47 - - - 54 - 10 Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz 31366 31366 - - - 40 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency Italy kHz 107 107 - - - 44 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz 31366 31366 - - - 38 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 34 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Europe kHz 47 47 - - - 37 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz 31366 31366 - - - 41 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Italy kHz 107 107 - - - 41 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 40 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Europe kHz 49 49 - - - 38 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Europe kHz 47 47 - - - 40 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Greece kHz 31 31 - - - 40 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Slope Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey kHz/ms 31366 31366 - - - -2 - 22 Jérémy, F…
Call Slope Europe kHz/ms 47 47 - - - 8 - 6 Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency Italy kHz 107 107 - - - 72 - 13 Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency Europe kHz 49 49 - - - 54 - 13 Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency Greece kHz 31 31 - - - 60 - 15 Jérémy, F…
CM3 nan mm - - - - - 5 - - Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length France mm 54 54 - - - 45 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length nan mm - - - - - 43 - - Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey ms 31366 31366 - - - 98 - 17 Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Italy ms 107 107 - - - 110 - 40 Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Europe ms 49 49 - - - 173 - 69 Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Greece ms 31 31 - - - 125 - 45 Jérémy, F…
LCBLCCRatio nan unitless - - - - - 13 - - Jérémy, F…
MaxLongevity nan year - - - - - 8 - - Jérémy, F…
MaxLongevity nan year - - - - - 8 - - Jérémy, F…
rate Buzz Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey no.buzz/hour - - - - - 77 - - Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length France mm 39 39 - - - 60 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length nan mm - - - - - 58 - - Jérémy, F…
Weaning nan day - - - - - 60 - - Jérémy, F…
WingLoadingIndex nan g/dm2 - - - - - 8 - - Jérémy, F…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Pipistrellus kuhlii Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhli Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii Abdel-Hamid, F. and Alqahtani, A.R., 2022. Morphological characters and feeding habits of insectivorous Kuhl’s pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus kuhlii Cretzschmar, 1830, in different riverine habitats. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29(12), p.103490. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii Jérémy, F., Nia, T., Luc, B., Ana, B.L., Christian, K., Isabelle, L.V., Michela, P., Luca, S., Clare, S., Danilo, R. and Jasja, D., 2023. A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond. Scientific Data, 10(253). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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