Pipistrelle Bat - Bats - Peter's Bat Map - Where different species of bat live. Inspired by the book Scary Creatures: Bats, by Daniel Gilpin. Map by Peter Hartwell, age 8. (Created with the assistance of Mom, Kathryn Cramer).

Pipistrelle Bat

Bats

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Pipistrelle Bat:
Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Size : Length : 3-5cm (head and body) Wingspan : 19-25cm
Weight : 3-9g

Life-span: Average life is 4-5 years. Maximum life-span recorded is 11 years.

Distribution: British Isles and continental Europe (except the far north), south west Asia, north-eastwards to Korea and Japan and east to Kashmir, and also Morocco.

Food: A wide variety of small, flying insects.

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[Original Photo]

Peter's Bat Map

Where different species of bat live. Inspired by the book Scary Creatures: Bats, by Daniel Gilpin. Map by Peter Hartwell, age 8. (Created with the assistance of Mom, Kathryn Cramer).