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title: "Kuhl's pipistrelle"
description: "Pipistrellus kuhlii — Mammiferi. Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/kuhl-s-pipistrelle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kuhl's pipistrelle

> Pipistrellus kuhlii — Mammiferi. Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia.

- Scientific name: *Pipistrellus kuhlii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 1661
- Wikidata: [Q842385](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842385)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40383](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40383)

## Names

- en: Kuhl's pipistrelle
- de: Weißrandfledermaus
- es: Murciélago de borde claro
- fr: Pipistrelle de Kuhl
- nl: Kuhls dwergvleermuis
- pt: Morcego-de-kuhl
- pl: Karlik średni

## Countries with the most observations

IT (127), FR (101), UA (46), RU (32), IL (29), RO (29), ES (25), AT (19), CH (15), TR (15), GR (14), IR (10)

## Summary

Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a species of vesper bat that occurs in large areas of North Africa, Southern Europe and West Asia. It lives in temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rural gardens, and urban areas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhl%27s_pipistrelle

## Photo

![Kuhl's pipistrelle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kuhl-s-pipistrelle/medium.jpg)

Photo: coniver · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299679585

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kuhl-s-pipistrelle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).