Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Pipistrellus
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Iberia, S Europe, Near East and the Caucasus to Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and India
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Varathro Agion Theodoron, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kefalonia / Municipality: Kefalonia / Closest settlement: Karavomylos
  • Varathro Angalaki, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kefalonia / Municipality: Kefalonia / Closest settlement: Poulata
  • Spilaio Megali Grava, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Kerkyra / Municipality: Kerkyra / Closest settlement: Loutses
  • Spilaio Alavastrino, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Lefkada / Municipality: Lefkada / Closest settlement: Fryni
  • Spilaio Katholikou, Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Kolympariou, Benda et al. 2009, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Kolympari
  • Spilaio Gaidourotrypa, Benda et al. 2009
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Agios Nikolaos / Closest settlement: Kritsa
  • Spilaio Epta Parthenon, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Kalymnos / Municipality: Kalymnos / Closest settlement: Pothia
  • Spilaio Za, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Filoti
  • Spilaio Agias Triadas, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Evvoia / Municipality: Karystos / Closest settlement: Karystos
  • Varathro Karkaros Eleousas, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Polydrosos
  • Spilaio Agiou Antoniou, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Karlovasi
  • Spilaio Panagias Kakoperatianis, Georgiakakis et al. 2023
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Samos / Closest settlement: Kosmadaioi
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Benda, P., Georgiakakis, P., Dietz, C., Hanak, V., Galanaki, K., Markantonatou, V., Chudarkova, A., Hulva, P. & Horacek, I. 2009. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 7. The bat fauna of Crete, Greece. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 72 (3-4): 105-190.
  • Georgiakakis P, Kafkaletou Diez A, Salvarina I, Benda P, Billington G, Dietz C, Billington J, Cove D, Davison S, Cooke M, Papadatou E. 2023. The Bats of Greece: An Updated Review of Their Distribution, Ecology and Conservation. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152529
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1819). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.09.2023, Accessed 08.02.2026