Species Account for Pipistrellus pipistrellus
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Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)
Common Pipistrelle
Mammals: Vespertilionidae
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Taxonomic group: mammals (Mammals) - County data
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W&C Act: Schedule 5
Essex BAP: Listed
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 2866
First Record: 1975
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 56
Pre-1992 hectads: 10
Total hectads: 56
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Declining. Common pipistrelle bat. 350 post-1980 tetrads (out of 1074).
Habitats
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Structural Habitat Data (based on 6 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2866 records with habitat detail and method information)
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