Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825)
(55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
GenusPipistrellus (pipistrelle bats, pipistrelle bat species)
FamilyVESPERTILIONIDAE (a family of bats)
OrderCHIROPTERA (bats)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle) :
1: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
14 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in bat box
Image 1: Male - wingImage 2: Male - epididymis - enlargedImage 3: Male - epididymis - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male, in hand - head - anterior view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Male, in hand - head - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Male - penis - enlarged
2: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
14 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in bat box
Image 1: Female - head - anterior viewImage 2: Female - head - anterior view (2)Image 3: Female - nipple - enlargedImage 4: Female - nipple - enlarged (2)
3: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
14 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in bat box
Image 1: Female - wingImage 2: Female - nipple - enlarged
4: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
14 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in bat box
Image 1: Female, in bat boxImage 2: Female, in bat box, with parasitic mite (just above left ear)Image 3: Female, in hand
5: Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
1 Sep 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
young female, in mist net
Image 1: Female - young - in hand - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - young - in hand - face - antero-lateral viewImage 3: Female - young - in hand - face viewImage 4: Female - young - in hand - head - antero-dorsal viewImage 5: Female - young - in hand - head - dorsal viewImage 6: Female - young - in hand - lateral viewImage 7: Female - young - in hand - nose - anterior viewImage 8: Female - young - in hand - wingImage 9: Female - young - in hand - wing - close-upImage 10: Female - young - in hand - wing - close-up (2)Image 11: Female - young - in hand - wing - close-up (3)Image 12: Female - young - in hand - wing - close-up (4)

Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pipistrellus pygmaeus (55 KHz Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle)
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