Pipistrellus savii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pipistrellus savii

Species Authority:

(Bonaparte, 1837)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Savi's Pipistrelle
French	–	Pipistrelle De Savi, Vespère De Savi
Spanish	–	Murciélago Montañero

Synonym/s:

Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Hutson, A.M., Spitzenberger, F., Juste, J., Aulagnier, S., Palmeirim, J., Paunovic, M. & Karataş, A.
Reviewer/s:	Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. (Chiroptera Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: The species is widespread and abundant and there is no evidence of population decline. Consequently it is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has a wide range in the Palaearctic (and marginally in Indomalaya), extending from southern Europe and north Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, the Canary Islands of La Palma, Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria, and El Hierro, and the Cape Verde Islands of Santiago and San Vicente) through the Middle East and the Caucasus to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and northern India (Horácek and Benda 2004, Wilson and Reeder 2005). It occurs from sea level to 3,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; France; Georgia; Gibraltar; Greece (East Aegean Is., Kriti); Holy See (Vatican City State); Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy (Sardegna, Sicilia); Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Lebanon; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Portugal; Russian Federation; San Marino; Serbia (Serbia); Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain (Baleares, Canary Is.); Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine Regionally extinct: Germany Vagrant: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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Population [top]

Population:	In the western part of its range it generally occurs at low densities and is restricted by its habitat requirements, but it is abundant in some European areas bordering the Mediterranean. Summer maternity colonies usually number 20-70 females. In the Canary Islands it is the commonest bat species. In the eastern part of its range population size and trends are not known (Molur et al. 2002).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It forages over open woodland, pasture and wetlands, and often feeds at lights in rural areas, towns and cities. It roosts in rock crevices, occasionally in fissures in buildings or under bark, rarely in underground habitats. Found mainly in uplands and mountains in North Africa, foraging over water and prairies, roosting in crevices of rocks, trees and buildings. Occurs around cliffs and in rocky areas and deep valleys in the Canaries. Nothing is known about the migratory behaviour of this species (Hutterer et al. 2005). Migration is suspected in Europe but the longest movement recorded is 250 km.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

It forages over open woodland, pasture and wetlands, and often feeds at lights in rural areas, towns and cities.
It roosts in rock crevices, occasionally in fissures in buildings or under bark, rarely in underground habitats. Found mainly in uplands and mountains in North Africa, foraging over water and prairies, roosting in crevices of rocks, trees and buildings. Occurs around cliffs and in rocky areas and deep valleys in the Canaries.

Nothing is known about the migratory behaviour of this species (Hutterer et al. 2005). Migration is suspected in Europe but the longest movement recorded is 250 km.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are known.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is protected by national legislation in some range states. There are also international legal obligations for its protection through the Bonn Convention (Eurobats) and Bern Convention in parts of its range where these apply. It is included in Annex IV of EU Habitats and Species Directive. It occurs in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is protected by national legislation in some range states. There are also international legal obligations for its protection through the Bonn Convention (Eurobats) and Bern Convention in parts of its range where these apply. It is included in Annex IV of EU Habitats and Species Directive. It occurs in protected areas.

Citation:	Hutson, A.M., Spitzenberger, F., Juste, J., Aulagnier, S., Palmeirim, J., Paunovic, M. & Karataş, A. 2008. Pipistrellus savii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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