MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii

Accepted taxon: Pipistrellus kuhlii
Taxon:	Pipistrellus kuhlii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Vespertilionidae \| Vespertilioninae \| Pipistrellini \| Pipistrellus \| Pipistrellus
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Pipistrellus kuhlii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 17. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	55.00	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Diptera	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	g	-	-	-	-	4.5	4.8	5.4	-	Abdel-Ham…
Body Mass (BM)	Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	4.7	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	g	-	-	-	-	4.9	5.2	5.8	-	Abdel-Ham…
Body Mass (BM)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	g	63	63	-	-	4.5	-	5.8	-	Abdel-Ham…
Ear Length (EL)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	8.2	-	9.6	-	Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	32	-	34.6	-	Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	32	33.2	34.6	-	Abdel-Ham…
Forearm Length (FA)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	32.4	32.9	33.3	-	Abdel-Ham…
Tail Length (TL)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	27.5	30.7	36.4	-	Abdel-Ham…
Tail Length (TL)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	21.4	27.8	31.5	-	Abdel-Ham…
Tail Length (TL)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	21.4	-	36.4	-	Abdel-Ham…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
D3 = 3rd Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	54	-	61	-	Abdel-Ham…
D3 = 3rd Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	54	56	59	-	Abdel-Ham…
D3 = 3rd Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	54	55	57	-	Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	40	-	45	-	Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	40	42	45	-	Abdel-Ham…
D5 = 5th Digit length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	40	41	41	-	Abdel-Ham…
TBL = Total Body Length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	60	-	76	-	Abdel-Ham…
TBL = Total Body Length	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	152	166	175	-	Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	63	63	-	-	118	-	175	-	Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	152	166	175	-	Abdel-Ham…
WS = Wing Span (width of the bat)	Governorates of Beni Suef and Minya, Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	118	150	168	-	Abdel-Ham…
Skull length	S Europe	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Syria	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	Molinari,…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Pipistrellus kuhlii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Pipistrellus kuhlii	Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhli	Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii	Abdel-Hamid, F. and Alqahtani, A.R., 2022. Morphological characters and feeding habits of insectivorous Kuhl’s pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus kuhlii Cretzschmar, 1830, in different riverine habitats. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 29(12), p.103490.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pipistrellus kuhlii	Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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