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  • Dut: Ruige dwergvleermuis (Nathusius' dwergvleermuis)
  • Eng: Nathusius' pipistrelle
  • Fre: Pipistrelle de Nathusius
  • Ger: Rauhhautfledermaus
  • Lat: Pipistrellus nathusii
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Nathusius pipestrelle, Foto Fitis, www.fotofitis.nl

Nathusius' pipistrelle

The Nathusius' pipistrelle closely resembles the common pipistrelle, but is slightly larger and more robust. It can fly large distances between its summer and winter homes. Some Nathusius' pipistrelles fly 1500 to 2000 kilometers from Northeastern Europe in order to hibernate in the Netherlands. A bat caught in Friesland was found later in Normandy and other bats found in the Randstad came from Estonia and Latvia.

On Texel


The Nathusius' pipistrelle is the second most common bat found on Texel, the most common being the serotine. You can see these bats most often in the autumn and early spring, flying along the inner borders of the dunes and villages. They sleep in (bat) nest boxes and hollow trees.
Nathusius' pipistrelles also hibernate here in the winter, but then move to sheds or piles of firewood. In the spring, most of these bats migrate to their summer roosting sites in other countries. Some stay on Texel, so that it's possible to see one in the summer. In that case, they are usually males or immature females.

  • Distribution

    Nathusius' pipistrelles are mostly found in the western part of the Netherlands. Of all the Wadden Islands, they are only found on Texel, Schiermonnikoog and Rottumerplaat. They have also been found on drilling platforms or ships in the North Sea. For the Nathusius' pipistrelle, the Netherlands serves mostly as a place to hibernate, although there are a few colonies in North Holland where young bats are born.