71. Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Subspecies: Monotypic species.

Distribution: Common in mountains and wooded valleys of coastal, western and southwestern regions (Fig. 78).

Previous records: Banias, Maalula, Kasab, Rabi’ah, Ras Al-Baseet, Serghaya and Slenfeh (Benda et al. 2003a, b, 2004a), Damascus, Slenfeh, Banias (Hulva et al. 2004), Jabla, Kasab, Latakia, Qal’at Salah ad-Din, ar-Rawda near Rabi’ah, Ras Al-Baseet, Slenfeh, Bloudan, Maalula, Serghaya, Yabroud, Qal’at Al-Hosson, and Banias (Benda et al. 2006).

Recent record: Drekeish (2020).