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title: "Nathusius' Pipistrelle"
description: "Pipistrellus nathusii — Mammiferi. Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) is a small bat in the genus Pipistrellus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/nathusius-pipistrelle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nathusius' Pipistrelle

> Pipistrellus nathusii — Mammiferi. Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) is a small bat in the genus Pipistrellus.

- Scientific name: *Pipistrellus nathusii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 928
- Wikidata: [Q520425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520425)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40391)

## Names

- en: Nathusius' Pipistrelle
- de: Rauhautfledermaus
- es: Pipistrella de Nathusius
- fr: Pipistrelle de Nathusius
- nl: Ruige dwergvleermuis
- pt: Morcego-de-nathusius
- pl: Karlik większy

## Countries with the most observations

RU (44), LT (28), PL (24), NL (21), FR (18), GB (18), DE (16), IT (13), BE (12), DK (9), AT (5), ES (4)

## Summary

Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) is a small bat in the genus Pipistrellus. It is very similar to the common pipistrelle and has been overlooked in many areas until recently but it is widely distributed across Europe. It was described by two German naturalists, Alexander Keyserling and Johann Heinrich Blasius, and named by them after Hermann von Nathusius, in gratitude for his support of their research.

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

## Photo

![Nathusius' Pipistrelle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nathusius-pipistrelle/medium.jpg)

Photo: rtn1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/274828220

## Machine access

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