Species Detail - Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle
NBNSYS0100004720
RecommendedWell-formed
55 kHz Pipistrelle , 55 Khz Pipistrelle , Brown Pipistrelle , Pipistrellus pipistrellus 55kHz , Pipistrellus pipistrellus 55kHz , Vespertilio pygmaeus Leach, 1825
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
pipyg
(Leach, 1825)
Terrestrial mammal
Species
204
156
71
12/07/2016
12/09/2023
13 January (recorded in 2021)
23 November (recorded in 2022)
Heritage Council of Ireland, Heritage Council's Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme Fauna Records from 2016 to 2023, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus), accessed 28 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/432/Species/119441>