blackneck vs Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Lygephila pastinum compared with Pipistrellus kuhlii

Key Differences

• blackneck is Least Concern while Kuhl's Pipistrelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erebidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lygephila	Pipistrellus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Pipistrellus kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Kuhl's Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden